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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason is Lolly absent on the day when Silas visits Wallace Stringfellow's house?
(a) He is interviewing a suspect in Marla's rape.
(b) He is interviewing a suspect in Tina's murder.
(c) He is interviewing a suspect in M and M's murder.
(d) He is interviewing a suspect in Cindy's murder.

2. At what age had Larry started to notice signs of an intruder within the barn?
(a) 42.
(b) 12.
(c) 31.
(d) 19.

3. On what road does Wallace Stringfellow live?
(a) County Road 36.
(b) County Road 14.
(c) Country Road 16.
(d) County Road 7.

4. Into whom does Silas run one night when he is having drinks by himself at the bar called The Bus?
(a) Irina.
(b) Irma.
(c) Ina.
(d) Irene.

5. In what location does Silas emerge when he crawls the length of Wallace Stringfellow's house?
(a) Near the woodpile.
(b) Near the back door.
(c) Near the front door.
(d) Near the fountain.

6. Wallace Stringfellow tells Larry that sometimes women want which two different actions taken against them?
(a) To be left alone and to be trusted.
(b) To be pampered and trusted.
(c) To be raped and hurt.
(d) To be trusted and adored.

7. What pretense does Wallace Stringfellow use when he approaches Larry's door?
(a) He pretends to be collecting for charity.
(b) He pretends to be a cable television salesman.
(c) He pretends to be taking a survey.
(d) He pretends to be selling encyclopedias.

8. Who is interrogating Larry when Silas arrives to interrupt the interview?
(a) An FBI agent.
(b) French.
(c) French and Lolly.
(d) Lolly.

9. To what horror novel does the scene of the dog John Wayne Gacy allude?
(a) Rosemary's Baby.
(b) Silence of the Lambs.
(c) Salem's Lot.
(d) Graveyard Shift.

10. What scents does Silas hope to smell as he enters Wallace Stringfellow's home?
(a) Meth or its associated chemicals.
(b) Crack or glue.
(c) Marijuana or meth.
(d) Marijuana or cocaine.

11. When Silas insists that Larry tell him details about the shooting at Larry's house, Larry says that first he wants to take what action?
(a) To show Silas the zombie mask.
(b) To call his mother.
(c) To apologize.
(d) To eat lunch.

12. In what era does Chapter 13 take place?
(a) The distant past and the present.
(b) The present and the future.
(c) The future, the present, and the recent past.
(d) The present.

13. The woman into whom Silas runs at the bar called The Bus says that her roommate had dated a guy with a collection of guns and a collection of what?
(a) Spiders.
(b) Postage stamps.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Snakes.

14. What is the name of the nursing home in which Larry's mother Ina lives?
(a) River Acres.
(b) Forest Grove.
(c) Shady Acres.
(d) Shady Pines.

15. In what part of Silas's body is he shot before he crawls underneath Wallace Stringfellow's house?
(a) His right leg.
(b) His right arm.
(c) His left leg.
(d) His left arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 10 shifts back and forth throughout which time periods in the novel?

2. What reason does Wallace Stringfellow give Silas for needing to go back outside?

3. When Larry wakes up from his coma, he learns that Silas is the one who had taken what action?

4. In addition to being drunk on beer and high on marijuana, what third drug has Wallace Stringfellow added to the mix the night he was thrown out of Larry's house?

5. Who had been the first person to shatter Silas's illusion that his relationship with Cindy was a secret no one knew about?

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