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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the man in the cell opposite of Ballard from?
(a) Lexington, Kentucky
(b) Gadsden, Alabama
(c) Macon, Georgia
(d) Pine Bluff, Arkansas

2. What does Ballard's friend's wife bring Ballard while he waits for her husband?
(a) Coffee
(b) Cornbread
(c) Water
(d) Whiskey

3. What does Ballard call the present he brings his friend's child?
(a) A bauble
(b) A gifty
(c) A doodad
(d) A playpretty

4. Which of the following is not among the refuse of the dump?
(a) Old water heaters
(b) Bicycle parts
(c) Truck parts
(d) Rotted fishing boats

5. Who punched Lester Ballard unconscious at the auction?
(a) Sheriff Wade
(b) C.B.
(c) Greer
(d) Buster

Short Answer Questions

1. What work did Ballard do to make money to buy his rifle?

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

3. What type of fish is Ballard looking for in the creek in late summer?

4. Where does Garfuzzle tell Ballard that the Sleeping Woman has gone?

5. In Chapter 12 (pp. 35-36), how does Ballard remove the cow's head?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lester Ballard ejected from his first game at the carnival?

2. Describe the boxing match that happens at the end of this section.

3. What happened to Lester Ballard's parents?

4. Describe Lester's new home.

5. Why does the unnamed man in Chapter 5 (pp. 17-18) decide he does not like Lester Ballard?

6. What do the Dumpkeeper and Ballard do on their days together?

7. How is Lester Ballard's neck injured?

8. What does Ballard do on his way to visit his friend?

9. What does Lester Ballard discover in a car outside his shack one night, and what happens?

10. What statement does the Sheriff make to Ballard after he is released?

(see the answer keys)

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