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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. In which community had M and M lived before his death?
(a) Arlos.
(b) Meridian.
(c) Amos.
(d) Chabot.

2. What are Cecil and Carl trying to do to Cindy when Silas intervenes?
(a) Dunking her in the pool.
(b) Trying to take her towel off.
(c) Calling her names.
(d) Pulling her hair.

3. What kind of mask is the masked man wearing when he confronts Larry?
(a) Clown.
(b) Zombie.
(c) Fairy.
(d) Vampire.

4. How old had Larry been on the night of his date with Cindy?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

5. In what way does Silas respond when he hears the answering machine message?
(a) He does not return the call.
(b) He returns the call the next day.
(c) He returns the call immediately.
(d) He tells French about the message.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state does the narrative take place?

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

3. How had Larry come to have a date with Cindy?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the symbolism of the mail truck?

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

7. What details does Franklin use in order to indicate to the reader just how small Cabot, Mississippi really is and how it functions as such?

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

9. 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.

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

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