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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does John Wesley give to Sylder?
(a) Twenty dollars.
(b) Fifty cents.
(c) Two dollars.
(d) Ten dollars.

2. With what other offense could John Wesley be charged?
(a) Bootlegging.
(b) Aiding a criminal.
(c) Murder.
(d) Theft.

3. What does Ownby want to bring with him when he is arrested?
(a) His moonshine jug.
(b) His rifle.
(c) His dog, Scout.
(d) His knife.

4. Why is Ownby going to be arrested?
(a) For bootlegging.
(b) For defacing the government tank.
(c) For murder.
(d) For gun smuggling.

5. What kind of animal do the boys have trapped in a cave?
(a) Fox.
(b) Skunk.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Weasel.

6. What has happened to the corpse in the peach pit?
(a) It has been reduced to ashes.
(b) It is gone.
(c) It is partially decayed.
(d) It is still intact.

7. How did Sylder lose part of his toe?
(a) He got gangrene.
(b) An anchor dropped on it.
(c) A bullet grazed it.
(d) A piano fell on it.

8. What does the orchard keeper see in the snowy landscape?
(a) A cardinal.
(b) A pair of hunters.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A fox.

9. What offense was John Wesley told he had committed?
(a) Driving without a license.
(b) Trapping without a license.
(c) No dog tags on his dog.
(d) Fishing without a license.

10. What about Sylder's appearance shocks John Wesley?
(a) He is badly beaten.
(b) He has big, dark circles under his eyes.
(c) He hasn't shaved in days.
(d) His clothes are all torn to shreds.

11. What dead animal does the large cat find?
(a) Deer.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Mink.
(d) Dog.

12. What is Sylder's destination as he drives tonight?
(a) A house to drop off whiskey.
(b) A bar to meet his friends.
(c) The police station to turn himself in.
(d) A hotel to meet his mistress.

13. What does the orchard keeper do as he drifts into thought?
(a) Flips through a magazine.
(b) Cleans his gun.
(c) Shines his boots.
(d) Cooks breakfast.

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

15. What was Sylder's position in the armed forces?
(a) Captain.
(b) Private.
(c) Sergeant.
(d) Sailor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose hideout is in a cave?

2. For what was John Wesley arrested?

3. What does the orchard keeper notice about the peach pit when he visits it?

4. Where is Ownby heading when he leaves his house from the back door?

5. What does Sylder's wife wonder about her husband when he returns from his drop-off?

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