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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the large cat find refuge from the rain?
(a) An abandoned school.
(b) An old shed.
(c) An abandoned house.
(d) Widow Rattner's barn.

2. How many police officers is Ownby accused of shooting?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

3. What animals did the panther kitten's mother kill?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Lambs.

4. How many prior convictions does Sylder say he has had when questioned by the desk sergeant?
(a) None.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

5. Who does Sylder punch in the face while the man is sleeping?
(a) Leggett.
(b) Uncle Ather.
(c) Gifford.
(d) Milford.

6. Who hears the wildcat's final death scream?
(a) Ownby.
(b) Mr. Eller.
(c) John Wesley.
(d) Mildred.

7. Who picks up Ownby when he is spotted walking with his dog?
(a) Mildred Rattner.
(b) Sylder.
(c) Two men in a car.
(d) The police.

8. What is the orchard keeper's name?
(a) Uncle Tom.
(b) Uncle Ather.
(c) Uncle Amos.
(d) Uncle Remus.

9. Why does Gifford want to see Sylder?
(a) To get a confession out of him.
(b) To release him.
(c) To read him his rights.
(d) To beat him up for socking him on the jaw.

10. Which policeman has threatened John Wesley?
(a) Legwater.
(b) Mason.
(c) Butler.
(d) Gifford.

11. Ownby tells John Wesley that there are some things that a person just has to do, because unless he does them he will have no _____________.
(a) honor.
(b) friends.
(c) peace.
(d) money.

12. What type of animal devours the wildcat?
(a) Bear.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Owl.
(d) Vulture.

13. How much is a mink worth?
(a) 25 dollars.
(b) 10 dollars.
(c) 100 dollars.
(d) 5 dollars.

14. What type of animal has been asleep in Ownby's outhouse?
(a) Dog.
(b) Fox.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Panther.

15. What kind of animal do John Wesley and Warn speculate must have mauled the mink?
(a) Cheetah.
(b) Wolf.
(c) Bobcat.
(d) Dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the war, Sylder lost part of his __________.

2. What animals is the wildcat prowling for at the beginning of this section?

3. What does Sylder say when John Wesley offers to make Gifford pay for what he did to Sylder?

4. What does the orchard keeper do as he drifts into thought?

5. To whose house do the boys go to talk about the skunk?

(see the answer keys)

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