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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 extreme weather is Ownby navigating at the beginning of this section?
(a) Hurricane.
(b) Torrential rain.
(c) Tornado.
(d) Blizzard.

2. What type of animal has been asleep in Ownby's outhouse?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Dog.
(c) Panther.
(d) Fox.

3. The orchard keeper feels a combination of anguish and ___________ about the dead man.
(a) joy.
(b) grief.
(c) sorrow.
(d) relief.

4. Who does Sylder punch in the face while the man is sleeping?
(a) Milford.
(b) Uncle Ather.
(c) Leggett.
(d) Gifford.

5. How did Sylder lose part of his toe?
(a) A bullet grazed it.
(b) He got gangrene.
(c) An anchor dropped on it.
(d) A piano fell on it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hears the wildcat's final death scream?

2. What does the orchard keeper do as he drifts into thought?

3. Whose hideout is in a cave?

4. Which is true of the orchard keeper's environment when he awakens?

5. In the war, Sylder lost part of his __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does McCarthy wait until this point in the story to reveal the orchard keeper's name?

2. Who is Arthur Ownby and what is he doing as this chapter begins?

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

4. Describe the activities of the wildcat as it tries to find dry quarters as well as something to eat.

5. How does Sylder recall losing part of his toe in the war?

6. What is the significance of cats in the story?

7. Describe the conversation in which Ownby gives John Wesley advice about his life.

8. How does Arthur stand firm in an attempt to evade the police and find an even more isolated location?

9. How is Sylder finally apprehended for bootlegging?

10. Describe Ownby's arrest by Officer Gifford.

(see the answer keys)

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