2. Which star cluster does Ballard look upon from his cave after returning to the mountain?
(a) Pleiades
(b) Cygnus
(c) Cassiopeia
(d) Orion

3. What natural disaster besets the area in this section?
(a) An earthquake
(b) A wild fire
(c) A flood
(d) A tornado

4. What does Ballard blame for the burning down of his house?
(a) The police lighting it purposefully
(b) Cigarette left lit
(c) Brush fire outside
(d) Sparks from the chimney

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

6. What is the only thing different about the car when Ballard returns to later in the day?
(a) It is empty
(b) The motor has stopped running
(c) It is gone
(d) The radio is turned back on

7. How many bodies are in the car the Sheriff inspects?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) None
(d) One

8. What does Ballard wear around his feet on his mountain trek?
(a) Cloth sacks and twine
(b) Animal skins
(c) Towels and duct tape
(d) Plastic bags

9. What animal is living in a car outside the Dumpkeeper's house?
(a) A racoon
(b) A tabby cat
(c) A fox
(d) A turkey

10. What is the name of the owner of the grocer's?
(a) Hyde
(b) Fox
(c) Crawford
(d) Mills

11. What does Mrs. Walker hand off to the Sheriff?
(a) Sandwiches
(b) A rifle
(c) Mail
(d) A bible

12. What sound does Ballard hear in the distance as he walks through the woods in Chapter 39 (pp. 136-137)?
(a) An axe chopping
(b) Dogs barking
(c) A scream
(d) A siren

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

14. When, according to Fate, is the last time the whole town flooded?
(a) 1885
(b) 1910
(c) 1960
(d) 1943

15. Where is Ralph when Ballard shows up at his house?
(a) Fishing
(b) At the store
(c) At church
(d) In Illinois