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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following does John Wesley's mother tell him about his father?
(a) All of these.
(b) He was a hard-working man.
(c) They would not be in this sad state if he were alive.
(d) He was an honest man.

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

4. John Wesley hears voices that tell him to ___________________.
(a) kill his mother.
(b) avenge his father's death.
(c) run away.
(d) burn the house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The town of Red Branch is in the ___________________ Mountains.

2. What kind of job did Sylder have?

3. What does John Wesley do after his mother goes to sleep?

4. Sylder believes that _____________ prowl around the mountain invisibly.

5. Who saw Sylder arrive at the woods?

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