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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 object does Wallace Stringfellow say that he collects when he is interviewed by Silas?
(a) Rodents.
(b) Reptiles.
(c) Fish.
(d) Butterflies.

2. When Larry discovers who the intruder is in his barn, what is NOT a quality of the intruder?
(a) He is young.
(b) He is skinny.
(c) He has blond hair.
(d) He has a dark beard.

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

4. When Larry wakes up from his coma, he realizes that he is a suspect in what crimes?
(a) The murders of Cindy Walker and Tina Rutherford.
(b) The robbery of the Chabot Bank.
(c) The rape and murder of Cindy Walker.
(d) The murder of Tina Rutherford and his own gunshot wound.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had told Silas what a reptile collector is called?

2. 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?

3. Who ultimately kills Wallace Stringfellow, according to a news report?

4. In what era does Chapter 13 take place?

5. What weather is taking place outside of Larry's hospital room at the start of Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. With what aspect of his life is Larry completely fed up at the start of Chapter 13?

2. What information does Larry decide he wants to tell French while he is still in the hospital?

3. In what way does the theme of isolation arise within French's interview of Larry in the hospital?

4. What do Wallace Stringfellow's experiences with animals reveal about his character?

5. In what way does Franklin use sensory details to depict the fight between Silas and Wallace Stringfellow?

6. What is Wallace Stringfellow's response when Silas asks him where he had gotten the zombie mask?

7. How does the theme of honesty arise within Chapters 9 through 12?

8. What is the outcome of Wallace Stringfellow's decision to release his dog upon Silas?

9. What is the significance of Silas's decision to take care of Larry's chickens?

10. Describe an example of Franklin's use of allusion within Chapter 14.

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