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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 much does Warn say the mink is probably worth now that it is mangled?
(a) Fifty cents.
(b) One dollar.
(c) Worthless.
(d) Five dollars.

2. What dead animal does the large cat find?
(a) Mink.
(b) Deer.
(c) Dog.
(d) Rabbit.

3. Which policeman has threatened John Wesley?
(a) Butler.
(b) Gifford.
(c) Legwater.
(d) Mason.

4. How could John Wesley be charged with aiding a criminal?
(a) The man he helped was a bootlegger.
(b) He hid out a fugitive.
(c) He gave money to an accused murderer.
(d) He gave a gun to a fugitive.

5. Where does Wylder get gas before going on another whiskey run?
(a) BP.
(b) The Moto Stop Shop.
(c) Mr. Eller's shop.
(d) Mr. Bevins' shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about Sylder's appearance shocks John Wesley?

2. What kind of animal do John Wesley and Warn speculate must have mauled the mink?

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

4. What does John Wesley promise to take care of for Ownby?

5. What offense was John Wesley told he had committed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Does it appear that Arthur is completely anti-social?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why can the authorities not be absolutely certain that the corpse is that of Kenneth Rattner and what do they tell Rattner's widow?

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

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