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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. Which of the following snacks does Odell munch happily on directly after escaping from prison?
(a) Oreas.
(b) Hohos.
(c) Ringdings.
(d) Twinkies.

2. Who does Ruta Beth Tull live with?
(a) She lives with her parents.
(b) She lives with her children.
(c) She lives with her husband.
(d) She lives alone.

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

4. What type of case changed Ted's view of his line of work?
(a) An embezzlement case.
(b) A kidnapping case.
(c) A murder case.
(d) A traffic stop.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the shooting, how long does Bud spend in the hospital before he is released?

2. What does Bud Pewtie do for a living?

3. What type of food does Ruta Beth promise to make for the gang after they rob the restaurant?

4. Which of the following types of cereal is Odell's favorite?

5. Which of the following types of guns was used to shoot Bud?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bud learn about Ted's death, and what is his reaction to the news?

2. How did Bud and Holly first hook up?

3. Why is Bud Pewtie not excited to be partnered on a manhunt with Ted Pepper?

4. Who is Odell, and what type of trouble does he cause in prison?

5. At the opening of the novel, why is Lamar Pye in prison?

6. What advice does Bud's colonel come to give him while he is recuperating in the hospital?

7. What does Bud discover when he goes to visit McAlaster?

8. How does Lamar save Richard's life after the Denny's shootout?

9. Why was Ruta Beth once incarcerated?

10. After the shootout at the Stepfords, where do Lamar and his gang hideout?

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