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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of fruit is the old man eating?
(a) Cherries.
(b) Pears.
(c) Peach.
(d) Apples.

3. What kind of car did Sylder crash?
(a) Plymouth.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Malibu.
(d) Crown Victoria.

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

5. Who picks up the whiskey on the orchard keeper's property and takes it the rest of the way on its journey?
(a) John Wesley.
(b) Mrs. Rattner.
(c) The orchard keeper.
(d) Sylder.

6. What is Sylder doing as this section of the novel begins?
(a) Chopping wood.
(b) Driving.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Eating.

7. What is Sylder doing as he drives away from the crash?
(a) Smokes a cigarette.
(b) Eats an apple.
(c) Combs his hair.
(d) Chews gum.

8. Where do the policemen begin their investigation?
(a) Homes in the area.
(b) A local store.
(c) A diner.
(d) A local church.

9. How much did John Wesley earn for the dead chickenhawk?
(a) One dollar.
(b) Seventy-five cents.
(c) Fifty cents.
(d) Twenty-five cents.

10. Which of the following does John Wesley hear as he is searching for his traps?
(a) All of these.
(b) An approaching car.
(c) Cracking trees.
(d) Splashing water.

11. Sylder has an irrational fear of what type of animal?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Cats.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Ferrets.

12. What is the name of Sylder's dog?
(a) Max.
(b) Butch.
(c) Lady.
(d) Canine.

13. The town of Red Branch is in the ___________________ Mountains.
(a) Rocky.
(b) Green.
(c) Appalachian.
(d) White.

14. What is the only thing John Wesley finds in his animal traps?
(a) A snake.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A toenail.
(d) A toad.

15. What does Sylder do with the dead body when he hears a truck coming?
(a) Puts it in the trunk.
(b) Sets it in the passenger seat.
(c) Rolls it into a ravine.
(d) Puts it under the car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kenneth do at the gas station?

2. What happens as Sylder tries to elude the police?

3. What reason does Sylder give for the man being under the truck?

4. Why is Sylder driving so fast?

5. Who is the old acquaintance that Marion sees at the bar?

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