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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. Where is Kenneth when he enters a bar?
(a) The outskirts of Memphis.
(b) Outside of Atlanta.
(c) Downtown Knoxville.
(d) A tiny mountain town.

2. Which of the following does John Wesley's mother tell him about his father?
(a) He was an honest man.
(b) They would not be in this sad state if he were alive.
(c) He was a hard-working man.
(d) All of these.

3. What frightens the orchard keeper in the woods?
(a) Gunshots.
(b) The click of a shotgun.
(c) A rustling noise coming from the pit.
(d) A lantern light coming closer.

4. What is the result of Sylder's crash?
(a) His car is totalled.
(b) He is killed instantly.
(c) He is severely wounded.
(d) He drives away.

5. What does the orchard keeper do after he discharges his shotgun shells?
(a) All of these.
(b) Discards the spent shells.
(c) Examines the shells.
(d) Opens the shotgun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sylder has an irrational fear of what type of animal?

2. What is Kenneth's ultimate decision?

3. Where is the old man that saw Sylder in the woods?

4. What reason does Sylder give for the man being under the truck?

5. What kind of job did Sylder have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does John Wesley acquire his animal traps?

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

4. How does the author give the first clue that Sylder is a bootlegger?

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

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

7. How does John Wesley happen to meet Sylder?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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