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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mr. Burris?
(a) The movie theater manager in Thalia.
(b) The state vet.
(c) Jesse's uncle.
(d) An old friend of Granddad.

2. What did Lonzo do all night?
(a) Work on the book he is writing.
(b) Keep Hud from doing something stupid.
(c) Guard the cow from buzzards.
(d) Sleep in the hayloft with a woman.

3. What has technology done to the rural way of life?
(a) Made it harder.
(b) Made it easier.
(c) Made it less appealing.
(d) Pushed it aside.

4. What makes the strain less dangerous?
(a) If it can infect across species.
(b) If it kills within 5 days.
(c) If it takes a couple weeks to kill since it then infects more.
(d) If it can be passed by touch.

5. For what does Lonnie get permission the night after the state vet comes back?
(a) To go into Thalia.
(b) To go to the neighbor's .
(c) To skip dinner.
(d) To go to the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lonzo suggest?

2. What does the vet want to do to a few of the cattle and horses?

3. How old is Lonnie at the opening of Chapter 1?

4. What does the storekeeper ignore?

5. What does the state vet do to the ranch?

(see the answer key)

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