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

2. When Bud visits CD Henderson after being released from the hospital, what is CD watching on TV?
(a) Old football games.
(b) "Cops".
(c) Reruns of game shows.
(d) Soap operas.

3. What type of car does Lamar drive during the restaurant robbery?
(a) An Oldsmobile.
(b) A Volvo.
(c) A Ford.
(d) A Toyota.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bud think of the house Holly wants to buy?

2. When Bud finally calls Holly, what life-changing event does she ask him to do with her?

3. What is Ruta Beth's nickname for Lamar?

4. How does Jen feel about Bud's performance at the tattoo parlor shootout?

5. Which of the following words do the gangsters at the end of the novel use to describe a particularly dangerous criminal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the art curator at the museum say the symbolism is of lions in art?

2. Why is Lamar depressed after the Denny's robbery?

3. How does Holly escape after being kidnapped by Lamar?

4. How does Ruta Beth die?

5. How does Bud end up house hunting with Holly?

6. What excuse does Bud give as to why he cannot move in with Holly?

7. What mixed reactions does Bud experience in regards to the public's opinion of Lamar?

8. Why does Lamar call Bud in the middle of the night, waking him from sleep?

9. What happens when Bud traces the tire tracks from the Denny's robbery to Ruta Beth's farm?

10. Why do Lamar and his gang visit the local library?

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