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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the major inconveniences of the Rattner house?
(a) No mail delivery.
(b) No indoor plumbing.
(c) No air conditioning.
(d) Leaky roof.

2. Why had Sylder once blasted his wall with a shotgun?
(a) He was tired of watching the TV and shot it.
(b) He thought a cat was sneaking up on him.
(c) His gun went off accidentally.
(d) He thought he saw a robber.

3. Why is Sylder driving so fast?
(a) He is an emergency responder.
(b) He is running from the police.
(c) He has to get to the hospital.
(d) He is late for a meeting.

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

5. What came about as a result of Prohibition?
(a) World War II.
(b) Marijuana farms.
(c) Bootlegging.
(d) Illegal drug use.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car did Sylder crash?

2. Why was Sylder fired from his job?

3. How had Kenneth injured his leg?

4. Gifford and ___________ are two local cops who investigate Sylder's crash.

5. What is Sylder doing as he drives away from the crash?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Rattner tell John Wesley about his father?

2. What do the voices in the woods tell John Wesley to do?

3. Why is the old man afraid of cats and what extreme measures has he taken to keep them at bay?

4. How does John Wesley acquire his animal traps?

5. What is the symbolism of the old man firing on the government tank on his property?

6. How does McCarthy set up the book's major irony in this chapter?

7. How does Sylder end up killing the man?

8. Who are Gifford and Legwater and what do they find at the scene of the car crash?

9. How does John Wesley happen to meet Sylder?

10. Where does Sylder dispose of the body and whose presence is he unaware of?

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