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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section II, 128 - 141.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare the bodies that Ballard has arranged deep in his cave?
(a) Dead saints
(b) Egyptian sarcophagi
(c) Sleeping campers
(d) Speed bumps

2. How much money does Ballard ask the group of men for all of his watches?
(a) Fifteen Dollars
(b) Eighteen dollars
(c) Twelve dollars
(d) Nine dollars

3. What warning is the speaker given by the animal's owner before beginning the boxing match?
(a) Don't hit him too hard
(b) Don't turn your back on him
(c) Don't let up
(d) Don't make any sudden moves

4. What does Ballard hear from the car idling on the side of the road?
(a) Crackling flames
(b) Screaming
(c) Groaning
(d) The radio

5. According to Ballard, what are the causes of all trouble in life?
(a) Money and feuds
(b) Whiskey and women
(c) Money and whiskey
(d) Women and money

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not an animal listed as a cohabitant of the woods with Ballard?

2. What season is setting in in Chapter 39 (pp. 136-137)?

3. Which of the following is not something that Ballard does to the woman's body the night after his shopping excursion?

4. What does Ballard do in the Spring?

5. What does Ballard do with the girl's body at the end of Chapter 27 (pp. 93-95)?

(see the answer key)

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