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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what does the man hit Sylder?
(a) A tree branch.
(b) His fist.
(c) A tire jack.
(d) A chain.

2. Kenneth asks the storekeep for the distance to what city?
(a) Chattanooga.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Knoxville.
(d) Atlanta.

3. What is the name of the town where Marion Sylder was born?
(a) Red Branch.
(b) Red Vine.
(c) Red Bank.
(d) Red Fern.

4. What does Sylder do after he is fired?
(a) Goes to a bar and then drives.
(b) Calls his wife.
(c) Files for unemployment.
(d) Tries to commit suicide.

5. What does Sylder do every Saturday?
(a) Does his banking.
(b) Drives the highway looking for hitchhikers.
(c) Takes his wife out to dinner.
(d) Goes to the feed store.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Sylder fired from his job?

2. How does Sylder kill the man?

3. What is Kenneth Rattner doing as the novel begins?

4. What is the name of the bar which is tethered to a pine tree to keep it in place?

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

(see the answer key)

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