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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lucius responsible for collecting for his father?
(a) Milk
(b) Freight bills
(c) Parcels
(d) The telephone bill

2. What time of day does Ned promise to return?
(a) The evening
(b) The afternoon
(c) The morning
(d) The night

3. What is Ballenbaugh's?
(a) A bordello
(b) A farm
(c) A prison camp
(d) A fishing camp

4. What is Ned's job?
(a) Coachman
(b) Waiter
(c) Cook
(d) Groom

5. What does Ned trade the automobile for?
(a) A trumpet
(b) A woman
(c) A mule
(d) A horse

6. How old is Lucius in the story?
(a) 11
(b) 12
(c) 10
(d) 15

7. What does Grandfather accidentally spit out of the car's front window?
(a) Chewing gum
(b) Tobacco
(c) Whiskey
(d) Food

8. With what have the holes in the path been filled?
(a) Mud
(b) Brushtops and limbs
(c) Sand
(d) Dead animals

9. What does Lucius say that he and Boon still have to get?
(a) Whiskey
(b) Milk
(c) Gasoline
(d) Coal

10. On what day does the story begin?
(a) Tuesday
(b) Monday
(c) Sunday
(d) Saturday

11. Who does Boon say created the bog?
(a) Lucius
(b) A chain gang
(c) The man with the plow
(d) The travelers

12. What color hair does Miss Reba have?
(a) Blonde
(b) Black
(c) Brown
(d) Red

13. Where does John keep his pistol?
(a) In his desk
(b) In his work bag
(c) In his locker
(d) In his work jacket

14. Which city does Boon not mention?
(a) Jackson
(b) Mobile
(c) San Francisco
(d) New Orleans

15. Which room are Lucius and Boon staying in?
(a) The master bedroom
(b) The kitchen
(c) The loft
(d) The dining room

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Lucius think the car can travel?

2. To where are Boon and Lucius planning to travel?

3. When is Mr. Ballot supposed to open the garage?

4. Who looks after Grandfather's automobile?

5. How old was Boon when he arrived at the hunting camp?

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