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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section II, 109 - 127.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the young Lester Ballard beat up the Finney boy?
(a) Finney stole his lunch
(b) Finney was black
(c) Finney called him a name
(d) Finney would not fetch his ball

2. How far from the road is Lester Ballard's shack?
(a) Three miles
(b) A quarter mile
(c) A mile
(d) Twenty yards

3. After moving to Frog Mountain, who does Ballard spend many nights watching?
(a) Ralph's daughter
(b) The Dumpkeeper's blonde daughter
(c) Greer
(d) The Sheriff

4. What does the "Sevier County pocketknife society" do at their meetings outside the police station?
(a) Sharpen blades
(b) Whittle
(c) Discuss knife-related issues
(d) Trade knives

5. What color does the smith say the blade should turn in the second heat?
(a) Red
(b) White
(c) Orange
(d) Yellow

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ballard, what are the causes of all trouble in life?

2. What does Ballard hear from the car idling on the side of the road?

3. Where does Ballard look at wanted posters?

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

5. What kind of return does the auctioneer promise on the investment of Ballard's property?

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