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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of strange graffiti does Bud begin to notice throughout town?
(a) Anti-government graffiti.
(b) Anti-police graffiti.
(c) Pro-gang graffiti.
(d) Pro-Lamar graffiti.

2. What does Bud think of the house Holly wants to buy?
(a) He thinks it's too small.
(b) He thinks it's too expensive.
(c) He thinks it's too large.
(d) He thinks it's too modern.

3. Which part of the lion's body does Richard have a particularly difficult time drawing?
(a) The paws.
(b) The face.
(c) The mane.
(d) The neck.

4. Before Bud leaves the house to investigate the cars from the crime scene, what gift does his wife give to him?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A Saint Anthony pendant.
(c) A set of new car keys.
(d) A new gun.

5. What nationality is the young woman who is running an illegal daycare out of her home?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Indian.
(c) Mexican.
(d) French.

6. Which of the following characters does Lamar kidnap, hoping to get back at Bud?
(a) Holly.
(b) Jen.
(c) Jeff.
(d) Russ.

7. During what month of the year is the final funeral in the novel held?
(a) November.
(b) August.
(c) May.
(d) February.

8. Who is waiting at the police station for Bud to pick up Jeff?
(a) CD Henderson
(b) Russ.
(c) Holly.
(d) Jen.

9. How does Lamar react to the cake Ruta Beth bakes for him?
(a) He ignores the cake completely.
(b) He starts to cry.
(c) He starts to laugh.
(d) He smashes the cake with his fists.

10. Which Ivy League school does Russ get accepted into?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Brown.
(c) Cornell.
(d) Yale.

11. What cold beverage does Ruta Beth keep in her refrigerator that Lamar looks forward to drinking after a long day working in the fields?
(a) Ice water.
(b) Beer.
(c) Wine coolers.
(d) Coca-Cola.

12. Where does the fatal shot that kills Lamar hit him?
(a) In the chest.
(b) In the head.
(c) In the neck.
(d) In the stomach.

13. How long did the shooting match at the tattoo parlor last?
(a) Nine minutes.
(b) Seven minutes.
(c) Three minutes.
(d) Thirteen minutes.

14. What type of animal does Lamar compare Bud to?
(a) A hippo.
(b) An ostrich.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A lion.

15. What does Ruta Beth tell Bud she does for a living?
(a) She is a jeweler.
(b) She is a butcher.
(c) She is a potter.
(d) She is a farmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the ransom phone call, where is Bud told to wait for instructions?

2. Where does Bud go after Jeff's baseball game?

3. Which of the following gangsters calls Bud in the middle of the night, telling him about the kidnapping?

4. What color is Ruta Beth's hair?

5. What part of Bud's body does Lamar swear he will cut off before he dies?

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