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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III, 145 - 168.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of fish is Ballard looking for in the creek in late summer?
(a) Bass
(b) Catfish
(c) Bluegill
(d) Trout

2. Into what other county does Ballard cross at the beginning of this section?
(a) Lee County
(b) Blount County
(c) Bowling County
(d) Grainger County

3. From what group did the White Caps splinter?
(a) The Libertarians
(b) The Ku Klux Klan
(c) The Teamsters
(d) The Panthers

4. Why can't Fred Kirby find his jar of whiskey?
(a) He has a wide selection of jars with clear liquid in them
(b) The rain buried it over in mud
(c) He was drunk when he hid it
(d) He is blind

5. What does the child do to Ballard's gift?
(a) Smashes it
(b) Chews its legs off
(c) Snaps its neck
(d) Sets it free

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a charge that has been lodged against Ballard?

2. How many wrist watches is Ballard trying to sell?

3. Whose house is auctioned at the beginning of the novel?

4. What dry, tasteless food does Ballard cook over an open flame in his shack in Chapter 21(pp. 66-67)?

5. What does Lester Ballard kick one night that hurts his foot?

(see the answer key)

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