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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is Larry planning to bring lunch before he is assaulted by a masked man?
(a) His mother.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

2. Whose criminal arrest had led to the urgent need for Silas and his mother's relocation?
(a) Silas's uncle.
(b) Silas's mother Alice.
(c) Silas's brother.
(d) The boyfriend of Silas's mother Alice.

3. Silas explains that he and his classmates had once used Larry for the use of which item, before dropping him again completely?
(a) A boat.
(b) A motorcycle.
(c) A convertible car.
(d) A zombie mask.

4. What is featured in the shocking photograph that Silas finds during his search of Larry's house?
(a) Infant Silas on Larry's mother's lap.
(b) Infant Cindy on Cecil's lap.
(c) Infant Larry on Silas's mother's lap.
(d) Infant Silas on French's lap.

5. When Silas and his mother Alice had been forced to move, which direction had she told Silas they would need to go in order to end up with people she knew?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) East.

Short Answer Questions

1. Part Two , Chapter 6 depicts the time of Silas's life when he had been what age?

2. From whom does Silas receive an answering machine message at the end of Chapter 4?

3. In what state does the narrative take place?

4. From what disease is Larry's mother Ina suffering?

5. Silas says that Larry had always had a particular affinity for what type of creature?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Franklin compare and contrast the respective vehicles belonging to Silas and to Larry?

2. In what way is the theme of family bonds underscored within Chapter 1?

3. What nickname do the people of Chabot, Mississippi call Silas?

4. What is the symbolism of the zombie mask in Chapter 1?

5. For what reason does Silas drive in the direction of a cloud of buzzards he sees in Chapter 2?

6. Describe French's character.

7. Describe the character of Larry's father Carl.

8. What is Silas's reaction when Larry tells a story about Cecil's reckless use of fireworks?

9. What is the significance of Carl's praise toward Larry when he finds out Larry has a date with Cindy?

10. In what way, if any, does Carl finally address with Larry the subject of the fight over the rifle?

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