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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does John Wesley promise to take care of for Ownby?
(a) His house.
(b) His orchard.
(c) Scout.
(d) His still.

3. Who arrives at the jail to provide some assistance to Ownby?
(a) John Wesley.
(b) Mildred Rattner.
(c) Officer Gifford.
(d) A welfare department agent.

4. Ownby states that the older he gets, _____________________.
(a) the worse his eyesight gets.
(b) the fewer things there are that he wants to do.
(c) the more memory he loses.
(d) the worse his hearing gets.

5. What does John Wesley tell Sylder about his traps?
(a) They are really producing.
(b) He sold them.
(c) They have been confiscated.
(d) He bought more.

6. What is Uncle Ather's real name?
(a) Arthur Ogilvy.
(b) Arthur Ownby.
(c) Arthur Oglesby.
(d) Arthur Owens.

7. Who is the storekeep that Gifford questions about Ownby?
(a) Holmsby.
(b) Hufnagle.
(c) Huffaker.
(d) Hammaker.

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

9. Uncle Ather tells the boys about a time when he caught a _______________.
(a) panther kitten.
(b) shark.
(c) bear.
(d) fox.

10. Where is Ownby sent after being released from jail?
(a) Home.
(b) A medical hospital.
(c) A mental asylum.
(d) His sister's home.

11. Which is true of the orchard keeper's environment when he awakens?
(a) Everything is quiet.
(b) Nothing is stirring.
(c) It has snowed.
(d) All of these.

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

13. In the war, Sylder lost part of his __________.
(a) ear.
(b) toe.
(c) leg.
(d) arm.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sylder's car die while on his whiskey run?

2. Where does the orchard keeper drag some trees?

3. How old was Mildred Rattner when she died?

4. The orchard keeper feels a combination of anguish and ___________ about the dead man.

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

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