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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. 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 make any sudden moves
(c) Don't let up
(d) Don't turn your back on him

2. As Ballard busies himself in the woods, who does he imagine speaking to?
(a) His father
(b) The dead girl from the car
(c) Greer
(d) The Sheriff

3. When does Ballard deposit the dead man when he moves him away from the girl?
(a) A ditch beside the car
(b) The floor of the car
(c) Underneath the car
(d) The trunk of the car

4. What is the name of Bill Parsons' sick old bird dog?
(a) Spot
(b) Jumper
(c) Suzie
(d) Betsy

5. Which of the following is not something that happens in the melee in the police station?
(a) The Sleeping Woman knees Ballard in the groin
(b) The Sleeping Woman slaps Ballard's face
(c) Ballard stabs the Sleeping Woman with a pen
(d) Ballard strangles the Sleeping Woman

Short Answer Questions

1. What charge does the Sleeping Woman want to file against Ballard?

2. What does Ballard initially forget when he leaves the car?

3. What does Ballard wear around his feet on his mountain trek?

4. What sound does Ballard hear in the distance as he walks through the woods in Chapter 39 (pp. 136-137)?

5. Who finally subdues the Sleeping Woman at the police station?

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