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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 free gifts are being handed out at the auction?
(a) Ball caps
(b) Arrow heads
(c) Silver dollars
(d) Toy cars

2. How many births did the Dumpkeeper's daughters have last summer?
(a) Five
(b) Six
(c) Two
(d) Three

3. What does Lester Ballard bring with him to the auction?
(a) His dog
(b) His rifle
(c) His deed
(d) His hunting knife

4. What is the sleeping woman wearing when Ballard finds her?
(a) A gown
(b) A sweatsuit
(c) Nothing
(d) Pajamas

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what structure is the flapping door that Ballard hears on the highway?

2. Where does Fate inspect the car with the couple in the story of Chapter 15 (pp.44-45)?

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

4. What animals do the Dumpkeeper and Ballard shoot together?

5. What is the first prize that Ballard wins at the fair?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do the Deputy's plans for the day change in Chapter 17 (pp. 48-49)?

4. Describe Lester's new home.

5. How do people react to Ballard in the Six-Mile Church?

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

7. Describe Lester Ballard.

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

9. How does the Sleeping Woman react to Ballard at the police station and what transpires?

10. Describe the interchange that Ballard has with the Dumpkeeper's blonde daughter.

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