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

2. Where does the large cat go after it lunges at Mrs. Rattner?
(a) Toward Uncle Ather's house.
(b) Off toward the woods.
(c) In search of food.
(d) Back to the outhouse.

3. Where does the large cat find refuge from the rain?
(a) An abandoned house.
(b) An abandoned school.
(c) An old shed.
(d) Widow Rattner's barn.

4. Why do Gifford and some other policemen arrive at Ownby's house?
(a) To question him.
(b) To see if he needs anything.
(c) To arrest him.
(d) To take him to a funeral.

5. To whose shop do the boys take the captured skunk?
(a) Mr. Edwards'.
(b) Mr. Evans'.
(c) Mr. Ellis'.
(d) Mr. Eller's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals did the panther kitten's mother kill?

2. With what other offense could John Wesley be charged?

3. How long does it take for Ownby to show up at the store and for Gifford to arrest him?

4. Where does Wylder get gas before going on another whiskey run?

5. What is Sylder's destination as he drives tonight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the police attack on Ownby's house.

2. Why is Sylder's toe injury probably unrelated to a war injury?

3. Describe Sylder's booking in the police department.

4. Who are the boys that John Wesley meets and what do they do?

5. How is Sylder finally apprehended for bootlegging?

6. What are John Wesley and Warn's speculation on what had happened to the mink?

7. In addition to his traps, what does Warn point out to the other boys?

8. How is the dead cat symbolic of Kenneth Rattner?

9. What information does John Wesley give to Gifford and what does Sylder say about it?

10. What happens to the Rattners by the end of the story?

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