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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Will do when he stops his car at the overlook next to the gorge?
(a) He fires his Luger five times into the gorge.
(b) He thinks about jumping.
(c) He collapses again.
(d) He listens to a religious talk radio station.

2. What does Allison buy the can of Brasso for?
(a) Polishing the stove.
(b) Putting the stove back together.
(c) To add to a salad.
(d) To oil the hinges.

3. What does Allison compare the great iron stove to?
(a) A big oak tree.
(b) A castle.
(c) A Mercedes.
(d) A dinosaur.

4. Why did Allison travel to Linwood, NC?
(a) Because her aunt left her an estate there.
(b) To visit her aunt.
(c) To find a job.
(d) To find a husband.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Will go through the trouble of leaving such elaborate instructions for Lewis and Sutter to carry out?

2. What treatment did Allison receive at the sanitorium?

3. How long does Allison think she has until she will need the heat from the stove?

4. What does Lewis Peckham show Will when they are looking for one of his out of bounds balls?

5. What does the woman with the brochures invite Allison to do?

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