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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section I, 61 - 85.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is listed as Lester Ballard's lineage?
(a) Cherokee and Negro
(b) Celtic and Negro
(c) Saxon and Celtic
(d) Scottish and Navajo

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

3. Why does Ballard make so much noise at the church?
(a) He wants to disturb the sermon
(b) He has a panic attack
(c) He has a cold
(d) He is asleep

4. What noise keeps Lester Ballard awake at night?
(a) Howling dogs
(b) Chirping crickets
(c) Shouting of teenagers in the woods
(d) Passing cars

5. Which of the following is not listed among the disabled child's playthings?
(a) Cockroaches
(b) Food tins
(c) Spiders
(d) Rats

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nameless boy in Chapter 19 (pp. 57-60) putting in pigeons to make it appear that he was shooting them?

2. What does Ballard find in the boards of the house his first night there?

3. How many days is Ballard kept in jail?

4. What is the Dumpkeeper's name?

5. What does Ballard's friend's wife bring Ballard while he waits for her husband?

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