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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 what horror novel does the scene of the dog John Wayne Gacy allude?
(a) Salem's Lot.
(b) Graveyard Shift.
(c) Rosemary's Baby.
(d) Silence of the Lambs.

2. At what age had Larry started to notice signs of an intruder within the barn?
(a) 42.
(b) 31.
(c) 12.
(d) 19.

3. What name does Silas call the dog tied up outside Wallace Stringfellow's house as he gets out of his Jeep?
(a) Tex.
(b) Cujo.
(c) Varmint.
(d) Jaws.

4. Who had told Silas what a reptile collector is called?
(a) Carl.
(b) Larry.
(c) Cecil.
(d) Angie.

5. What object had Wallace Stringfellow been looking for on Larry's property for the past decade?
(a) Cindy's body.
(b) Tina's body.
(c) The murder weapon.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after Silas is warned about his relationship with Cindy does she disappear?

2. What will be the lasting effects of Silas's dog bite, according to the narrator?

3. Onto what parts of Larry's body does Lolly fasten restraints once the interview is over?

4. Who ultimately kills Wallace Stringfellow, according to a news report?

5. According to Wallace Stringfellow, what drug causes him to be more truthful than he would otherwise be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Silas reveal when he interrupts the interrogation of Larry at the hospital?

2. Under what pretense does Silas gain access beyond the entryway of Wallace Stringfellow's house when he comes to question him?

3. What is Wallace Stringfellow's response when Silas asks him where he had gotten the zombie mask?

4. What traits in a person is Larry willing to overlook due to his own severe loneliness?

5. What do Wallace Stringfellow's experiences with animals reveal about his character?

6. What is the symbolism of the gun Wallace Stringfellow gives to Larry as a Christmas present?

7. In what way does the theme of isolation arise within French's interview of Larry in the hospital?

8. In what way does the motif of snakes appear within the novel's climax?

9. How does the theme of honesty arise within Chapters 9 through 12?

10. What is the significance of the narrator's comment that Larry "was tired of buying mailboxes" (231)?

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