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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 51 - 73.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what did Sylder cover up the corpse?
(a) A wooden plank.
(b) A load of dirt.
(c) A mount of dead leaves.
(d) A cedar tree.

2. What does the man in the car ask Sylder to do?
(a) Give him a ride to Maryville.
(b) Take him to Atlanta.
(c) Buy him a bottle of whiskey.
(d) Loan him some money.

3. What does Sylder do after he kills the man?
(a) Falls unconscious.
(b) Vomits.
(c) Drives away.
(d) Runs away.

4. Why had Sylder once blasted his wall with a shotgun?
(a) He thought he saw a robber.
(b) He was tired of watching the TV and shot it.
(c) His gun went off accidentally.
(d) He thought a cat was sneaking up on him.

5. What is Kenneth Rattner doing as the novel begins?
(a) Playing checkers.
(b) Reading a map.
(c) Hitchhiking.
(d) Sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Marion Sylder born?

2. Where does Sylder dispose of the dead body?

3. How does Sylder kill the man?

4. What does Sylder do after he is fired?

5. Where is Kenneth when he enters a bar?

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