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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary character does Allison feel like?
(a) Alice in Wonderland.
(b) Snow White.
(c) Rip Van Winkle.
(d) Cinderella.

2. According to the author, what claim to fame does Linwood, North Carolina have?
(a) It is the golf capital of the world.
(b) It is the highest peak of the Appalachians.
(c) There are no Jewish people living there.
(d) It is the most Christian town in the most Christian state.

3. What feature of the police officer's appearance is surprising to Allison?
(a) That he is younger than she originally thought.
(b) That he is fat.
(c) That his nail is polished.
(d) That he is older than she originally thought.

4. When Will is playing a round of golf with Ed Cupp, Jimmy Rogers, Lewis Peckham, and Bertie Peabody, why does he quit?
(a) Because he isn't feeling well.
(b) Because he hates playing with four rather than three other players.
(c) Because he keeps slicing out of bounds.
(d) Because the weather looks bad.

5. Where was Allison before she arrived in Linwood, NC?
(a) The Valleyhead Sanitorium.
(b) All over the country.
(c) New York City.
(d) Mississippi.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Will feel when he figures out who is shooting into his garage?

2. What is NOT one of the things that Will thinks when the shot is first fired into the garage?

3. Where does Will get hit by the bullet in the garage?

4. What happens to Will's father on the hunting trip?

5. What gives away the identity of the person who shoots into Will's garage?

(see the answer key)

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