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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which street is the house that Holly wants to buy?
(a) On Chicago Street.
(b) On Alger Street.
(c) On 16th Street.
(d) On Boulevard Street.

2. What color is Ruta Beth's hair?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Gray.

3. Which part of the lion's body does Richard have a particularly difficult time drawing?
(a) The mane.
(b) The face.
(c) The neck.
(d) The paws.

4. Where does Lamar want to have the image of the lion tattooed on his body?
(a) On his leg.
(b) On his back.
(c) On his neck.
(d) On his chest.

5. Which of the following characters does Richard shoot and kill?
(a) Holly Pepper.
(b) Jen Pewtie.
(c) CD Henderson.
(d) Ruta Beth Tull.

6. Where does Bud take his family for dinner to celebrate Russ' admittance into an Ivy League school?
(a) Vincent's.
(b) Louis'.
(c) Martin's.
(d) Raymond's.

7. What alcoholic beverage is poured over the grave in the final funeral of the novel?
(a) Tequila.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Wine.

8. Where does the fatal shot that kills Lamar hit him?
(a) In the stomach.
(b) In the neck.
(c) In the chest.
(d) In the head.

9. After his baseball game, where does Jeff go with his teammates?
(a) To a movie.
(b) To a house party.
(c) To a pizza parlor.
(d) To a bar.

10. Which of the following themes is NOT represented by a lion in art?
(a) Cowardice.
(b) Romance.
(c) Strength.
(d) Verility.

11. Which of the following gangsters calls Bud in the middle of the night, telling him about the kidnapping?
(a) Junior.
(b) Richard.
(c) Lamar.
(d) Ruta Beth.

12. Which of the following famous gangsters is Lamar NOT compared to on the news?
(a) Charlie Floyd.
(b) Al Capone.
(c) Bonnie and Clyde.
(d) John Dillinger.

13. Where does Bud go after Jeff's baseball game?
(a) To Holly's.
(b) Home with Jen.
(c) To the party with Jeff.
(d) To the bar.

14. In the ransom phone call, where is Bud told to wait for instructions?
(a) At the library.
(b) At the fishing docks.
(c) At the church.
(d) At a phone booth.

15. Which of the following words do the gangsters at the end of the novel use to describe a particularly dangerous criminal?
(a) Fire.
(b) Ice.
(c) Wind.
(d) Stone.

Short Answer Questions

1. While in the hospital, from what part of Bud's body does the doctor remove a bullet casing?

2. Which of the following movies is NOT one Lamar thinks about after Odell dies?

3. Which of the following characters figures out that Lamar's hideout is the Tull farm?

4. What does Bud use to tie the front door of Ruta Beth's home shut?

5. What sport does Bud's son, Jeff, play?

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