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

2. In what part of his body had Larry receives a gunshot wound?
(a) His chest.
(b) His leg.
(c) His arm.
(d) His head.

3. In what state does the narrative take place?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) California.
(c) Texas.
(d) Mississippi.

4. What is the outcome of Larry's encounter with the masked man?
(a) The masked man is tazed.
(b) Larry is stabbed.
(c) Larry is shot.
(d) The masked man is shot.

5. Where does Larry go after he finishes the chore assigned to him by his father Carl?
(a) To the arcade.
(b) To the cabin.
(c) To the swimming hole.
(d) To the soda shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wins the right to keep Carl's rifle and for how long?

2. What object does Larry lend to Silas without the knowledge of Larry's father?

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

4. What is Larry's favorite genre of fiction?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Silas ultimately find underneath the flock of buzzards?

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

3. Describe French's character.

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

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

6. What had been the impetus for Silas and his mother's move out of south Chicago?

7. Discuss a moment in the text when Franklin causes the reader to wonder about Larry's role in the murders he is suspected by the community as having committed.

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

9. What event occurs that keeps Silas from finding gunshot Larry himself and whom does he send instead?

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

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