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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. What charge does the Sleeping Woman want to file against Ballard?
(a) Attempted Murder
(b) Rape
(c) Assault
(d) Harrassment
2. Which of the following is not among the refuse of the dump?
(a) Old water heaters
(b) Rotted fishing boats
(c) Truck parts
(d) Bicycle parts
3. Why does Lester Ballard's friend Darfuzzle speaks in a garbled way?
(a) He is German
(b) He is developmentally impaired
(c) He has a collapsed jaw
(d) He is deaf
4. What type of bird does Ballard chase down while walking to a friend's house?
(a) A dove
(b) A pigeon
(c) A lark
(d) A robin
5. What target does Ballard shoot at the fair's shooting gallery?
(a) A bullseye
(b) A silhouette cutout
(c) A card
(d) A bowling pin
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the "Sevier County pocketknife society" do at their meetings outside the police station?
2. Who stares after Lester as he leaves town?
3. Why can the boy in the car not find his wallet when Fate asks for it?
4. What does Ballard find in the boards of the house his first night there?
5. Of what does the sleeping woman smell?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how the boy that came through town could always shoot birds in the air.
2. Why does Ballard tear the head off of Squire Helton's cow?
3. What process does the blacksmith use to sharpen Ballard's axe head?
4. Describe the Dumpkeeper's situation at home.
5. What does Ballard do on his way to visit his friend?
6. What do the Dumpkeeper and Ballard do on their days together?
7. How does the Sleeping Woman react to Ballard at the police station and what transpires?
8. What statement does the Sheriff make to Ballard after he is released?
9. Describe the baby of Ballard's friend, Ralph.
10. What changes does Ballard undergo in Chapter 14 (pp. 40-43)?
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