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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the outcome of Larry's encounter with the masked man?
(a) The masked man is tazed.
(b) Larry is stabbed.
(c) The masked man is shot.
(d) Larry is shot.

2. What object does Larry lend to Silas without the knowledge of Larry's father?
(a) A revolver.
(b) A musket.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A rifle.

3. What object does Silas like to throw?
(a) A football.
(b) A baseball.
(c) A boomerang.
(d) A racquetball.

4. What is Larry's favorite genre of fiction?
(a) Mystery.
(b) Horror.
(c) Science Fiction.
(d) Romance.

5. Where does Larry go after he finishes the chore assigned to him by his father Carl?
(a) To the arcade.
(b) To the cabin.
(c) To the soda shop.
(d) To the swimming hole.

6. With what object is the window held up in the office Silas shares with Miss Voncille?
(a) A brick.
(b) A book.
(c) A globe.
(d) A glass bottle.

7. At what item does Silas stare as he listens to the answering machine message at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) The shag rug he has been meaning to rip up.
(b) The empty room he had been meaning to populate with furniture.
(c) The stained counter tops he has been meaning to replace.
(d) The bare walls he had been meaning to decorate.

8. How far is it from Larry's house to the house of his nearest neighbor?
(a) 3 miles.
(b) 1 mile.
(c) 100 yards.
(d) 8 miles.

9. From whom does Silas receive an answering machine message at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) French.
(b) Angie.
(c) Miss Voncille.
(d) Larry.

10. Before his death, M and M had been known to local authorities as what type of criminal?
(a) A bank robber.
(b) A confidence trickster.
(c) A money launderer.
(d) A drug dealer.

11. What kind of weather is said to have occurred the night before the novel's first events?
(a) A quick thaw.
(b) A cold snap.
(c) A tornado.
(d) A storm.

12. What event does Silas reflect upon as he searches Larry's shop in Chapter 6?
(a) His relationship with Angie.
(b) His graduation from high school.
(c) His mother's funeral.
(d) His graduation from college.

13. To whom is Larry planning to bring lunch before he is assaulted by a masked man?
(a) His father.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His brother.
(d) His mother.

14. What type of animal does Silas hope to shoot with the weapon Larry lends him?
(a) Elk.
(b) Squirrels.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Pheasants.

15. Who does French consider the main suspect in Larry's shooting?
(a) Larry.
(b) Wallace Stringfellow.
(c) Carl.
(d) Cecil.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what location does Silas gather items such as broken glass, molds made from tire tracks, and a piece of a marijuana cigarette?

2. In what year does Chapter 5 take place?

3. What is the name of the motorist Silas stops on his way to the cabin in the woods where he and his mother Alice had lived?

4. What object is Larry said to be banned from possessing?

5. What chore does Carl assign to his son Larry that keeps Larry from his prior plans until the latter half of the day?

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