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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ownby position himself to get off good shots at the officers?
(a) In a shed.
(b) Behind a tractor.
(c) Behind a chair.
(d) Under his stove.

2. What do the police choose not to reveal to Mildred Rattner about her husband?
(a) That he committed suicide.
(b) That he was having an affair.
(c) That he had another family in another state.
(d) That he was wanted in three states.

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

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

5. How much does Warn say the mink is probably worth now that it is mangled?
(a) Worthless.
(b) Five dollars.
(c) Fifty cents.
(d) One dollar.

6. Which of the following describes Ownby's demeanor while being questioned by the welfare agent?
(a) Obstinate.
(b) Non-receptive.
(c) All of these.
(d) Vague.

7. How could John Wesley be charged with aiding a criminal?
(a) He gave money to an accused murderer.
(b) He hid out a fugitive.
(c) The man he helped was a bootlegger.
(d) He gave a gun to a fugitive.

8. To whom does John Wesley show the mangled mink?
(a) Ownby.
(b) Warn.
(c) Mildred.
(d) Sylder.

9. Why does Officer Legwater sift through the ashes in the peach pit?
(a) To find Ownby's knife.
(b) To find bullet casings.
(c) To find Rattner's platinum plate.
(d) To find Ownby's still parts.

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

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

12. What does John Wesley find in his trap the next day?
(a) Panther.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Weasel.
(d) Mink.

13. How much money does John Wesley leave for the chickenhawk even though he could not get the corpse?
(a) Twenty-five cents.
(b) One dollar.
(c) Two dollars.
(d) Fifty cents.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of animal has been asleep in Ownby's outhouse?

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

3. Who picks up Ownby when he is spotted walking with his dog?

4. What was Sylder's position in the armed forces?

5. How could the charges against John Wesley be dropped?

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