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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. How does Lamar react to the cake Ruta Beth bakes for him?
(a) He smashes the cake with his fists.
(b) He starts to cry.
(c) He starts to laugh.
(d) He ignores the cake completely.

2. After Jeff's baseball game, what statement does Bud make to Holly?
(a) That he wants to move in together.
(b) That he wants to break up.
(c) That he wants to get married.
(d) That he wants to have a baby.

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

4. How does Richard react when Lamar escapes through the window?
(a) He passes out.
(b) He calls the police.
(c) He follows him.
(d) He begins to weep.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Bud's son, Jeff, arrested?

2. What type of strange graffiti does Bud begin to notice throughout town?

3. What is the name of the hospital for the criminally insane?

4. On which street is the house that Holly wants to buy?

5. Which of the following painkillers does Bud start taking after the shootout at the tattoo parlor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Jeff's final baseball game with his team?

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

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

4. What valuable piece of evidence does CD Henderson discover at the scene of the Denny's robbery?

5. How does Bud react when he first arrives at the Tull farm, knowing Lamar and his gang are hiding out there?

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

7. How does Odell die?

8. Why does CD Henderson think the police force is going to make him retire?

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

10. What happens to CD Henderson at the end of the novel?

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