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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What frightens the orchard keeper in the woods?
(a) The click of a shotgun.
(b) Gunshots.
(c) A lantern light coming closer.
(d) A rustling noise coming from the pit.

2. Who are the inhabitants of the truck?
(a) A man and his son.
(b) A sheriff's deputy.
(c) Two men.
(d) A man and wife.

3. Where does Sylder dispose of the dead body?
(a) A lake.
(b) The woods.
(c) A riverbank.
(d) A mountain ravine.

4. What does Sylder do after the man and his son leave?
(a) Rolls the body into a creek.
(b) Puts the body in a shallow grave.
(c) Puts the body in the truck.
(d) Drives away leaving the body on the road.

5. What surprises Sylder when he gets to his car after leaving a bar?
(a) Obscenities are painted on his car.
(b) All his tires are flat.
(c) His windshield is smashed.
(d) There is a man in his car.

6. What does Sylder tell John Wesley was in Sylder's car?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Whiskey.

7. In what year was Marion Sylder born?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1933.

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

9. What is Kenneth's ultimate decision?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Macon.
(c) Knoxville.
(d) Atlanta.

10. 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.

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

12. What does the orchard keeper do after he discharges his shotgun shells?
(a) Examines the shells.
(b) Opens the shotgun.
(c) All of these.
(d) Discards the spent shells.

13. Where is Kenneth when he enters a bar?
(a) The outskirts of Memphis.
(b) A tiny mountain town.
(c) Outside of Atlanta.
(d) Downtown Knoxville.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the policemen begin their investigation?

2. Where does Sylder arrive in the middle of the night?

3. How had Kenneth injured his leg?

4. How many animal traps does John Wesley get for his dollar?

5. Which of the following does John Wesley hear as he is searching for his traps?

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