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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. How had Larry come to have a date with Cindy?
(a) Cindy had asked Larry for a date.
(b) Larry had asked Cindy for a date.
(c) Larry had been set up with Cindy by his mother.
(d) Cindy had been set up with Larry by Silas.

2. With what object is the window held up in the office Silas shares with Miss Voncille?
(a) A book.
(b) A globe.
(c) A glass bottle.
(d) A brick.

3. What object does Larry come home to find "waiting" in his house in the first sentence of the novel?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A mirage.
(c) A beast.
(d) A monster.

4. What law enforcement position does Silas hold in town?
(a) Bail bondsman.
(b) Solicitor.
(c) Magistrate.
(d) Constable.

5. What types of animals does Larry keep on his property?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Chickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what meal do Silas and Angie meet at a local diner at the start of Chapter 8?

2. For how many days has "the Rutherford girl" (1) been missing at the start of the novel?

3. Whose criminal arrest had led to the urgent need for Silas and his mother's relocation?

4. What does Silas discover underneath the place where his bed had used to be within the cabin in the woods?

5. The vines and weeds encroaching upon the cabin in the woods are said to resemble what type of creature?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what setting and era does Chapter 5 take place?

3. How is the theme of courage demonstrated within Chapter 5?

4. What is meant by the use of the term "curator" (1) in relation to Larry's house?

5. In Chapter 8, at the diner, Silas tells Angie a variety of "things he'd never said out loud" (141). Name several of these.

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

7. What event occurs that prompts Silas to go check on Larry?

8. What conclusions does Silas draw about the remains of a marijuana cigarette he finds in the grass at Larry's house?

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

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

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