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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. Who had told Silas what a reptile collector is called?
(a) Cecil.
(b) Larry.
(c) Carl.
(d) Angie.
2. Wallace Stringfellow admits during one visit to Larry's house all but which of the following things?
(a) That he had used to imagine Larry catching him on Larry's property.
(b) That he is not really a cable television salesman.
(c) That he had killed Tina Rutherford.
(d) That he had been curious about meeting Larry due to his nefarious reputation.
3. Who had found the body underneath his former bed in the cabin?
(a) French.
(b) Silas.
(c) Carl.
(d) Larry.
4. How long after Silas is warned about his relationship with Cindy does she disappear?
(a) Less than a month.
(b) Less than a week.
(c) Around six months.
(d) Less than a year.
5. In addition to being drunk on beer and high on marijuana, what third drug has Wallace Stringfellow added to the mix the night he was thrown out of Larry's house?
(a) Peyote.
(b) Mescaline.
(c) Opiates.
(d) Laughing gas.
Short Answer Questions
1. What trait does Silas finally decide in Chapter 10 is the thing his mother had always told him was "missing out of" (155) him?
2. What scents does Silas hope to smell as he enters Wallace Stringfellow's home?
3. When Larry discovers who the intruder is in his barn, what is NOT a quality of the intruder?
4. Chapter 10 shifts back and forth throughout which time periods in the novel?
5. What name does Silas call the dog tied up outside Wallace Stringfellow's house as he gets out of his Jeep?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of Silas's decision to take care of Larry's chickens?
2. In what way is the theme of persecution featured within Larry's experiences in the hospital?
3. During what time period had Larry started to notice signs of an intruder on his family's property?
4. In what way does Franklin use sensory details to depict the fight between Silas and Wallace Stringfellow?
5. Describe an example of Franklin's use of allusion within Chapter 14.
6. In what ways does Wallace Stringfellow vandalize Larry's truck?
7. What do Wallace Stringfellow's experiences with animals reveal about his character?
8. What is the symbolism of the gun Wallace Stringfellow gives to Larry as a Christmas present?
9. In what way does the motif of snakes appear within the novel's climax?
10. Describe the event involving Larry, a then-unknown-to-Larry Wallace Stringfellow, and the zombie mask.
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