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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 28 - 48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kenneth do at the gas station?
(a) Gets directions.
(b) Wanders the aisles.
(c) Changes a tire.
(d) Fills his car with gas.

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

3. What reason does Sylder give for the man being under the truck?
(a) He is fixing the muffler.
(b) He is checking an oil leak.
(c) He is changing the oil.
(d) He is tightening some bolts.

4. What item does Kenneth claim to need when asked by the storekeep?
(a) Matches.
(b) Chocolate bar.
(c) Nail file.
(d) Tire pump.

5. What happens to Sylder's car on the way to Maryville?
(a) A tire goes flat.
(b) The tailpipe falls off.
(c) The wipers won't work.
(d) It runs out of gas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sylder and June do when they find the two girls and a boy?

2. Where is Kenneth when he enters a bar?

3. Where does Sylder dispose of the dead body?

4. What is the name of the town where Marion Sylder was born?

5. How had Kenneth injured his leg?

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