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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following names was NOT one of the first Bud thought of when he woke in the hospital?
(a) Holly.
(b) Jen.
(c) Russ.
(d) Jeff.

2. What does Mr. Stepford do for a living?
(a) He is a blacksmith.
(b) He is a miner.
(c) He is a construction worker.
(d) He is a hunter.

3. Immediately after escaping from prison, what is Lamar most interested in finding on "the outside"?
(a) Food.
(b) Women.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Booze.

4. What were Ted Pepper's final words before he died?
(a) Ted Pepper did not speak before he died.
(b) Please don't kill me!
(c) Tell my wife I love her.
(d) You'll pay for this!

5. Who kills the truck driver after escaping from prison?
(a) Odell.
(b) Lamar.
(c) Junior.
(d) Richard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characteristic traits does Lamar most worry about in Richard?

2. What illegal activity does the guard of the prison partake in?

3. What type of case changed Ted's view of his line of work?

4. At the opening of the novel, what is Lamar Pye obsessing over?

5. How are Lamar and Odell related?

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