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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. How had Kenneth injured his leg?
(a) Gunshot wound.
(b) Cut from barbed wire.
(c) Motorcycle burn.
(d) A dog bite.

2. How old is Sylder at the beginning of this section?
(a) 19.
(b) 13.
(c) 21.
(d) 27.

3. What is the only thing John Wesley finds in his animal traps?
(a) A toenail.
(b) A toad.
(c) A snake.
(d) A rabbit.

4. How much did John Wesley earn for the dead chickenhawk?
(a) Seventy-five cents.
(b) Twenty-five cents.
(c) One dollar.
(d) Fifty cents.

5. Which of the following is true about Kenneth Rattner's widow and son?
(a) All of these.
(b) They live a meager existence.
(c) They do not pay taxes.
(d) They live in their house for free.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what did Sylder cover up the corpse?

2. Sylder and John Wesley walk to the house of Sylder's friend, _____________.

3. Where does Sylder dispose of the dead body?

4. What does Sylder do after he kills the man?

5. What movement is in effect in America at this point in time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is life like now for Kenneth Rattner's widow and son, John Wesley, since Rattner is dead?

2. Describe the Green Fly Inn.

3. What spooks the orchard keeper when he visits the peach pit where the corpse is buried?

4. What does the man in Sylder's car want and what does Sylder end up doing?

5. What other possible explanation could there be for Sylder's driving fast to elude the police?

6. How does the author further the theme of ignorance and obscurity?

7. How does Sylder end up killing the man?

8. What are the circumstances in which Sylder once again encounters the old man?

9. What do Sylder and June do when they locate the young hitchhikers?

10. What is the most that John Wesley has ever caught in his traps?

(see the answer keys)

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