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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 51 - 73.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sylder do after the man and his son leave?
(a) Puts the body in the truck.
(b) Drives away leaving the body on the road.
(c) Rolls the body into a creek.
(d) Puts the body in a shallow grave.

2. What does John Wesley do after his mother goes to sleep?
(a) Goes to the woods.
(b) Sneaks out to a bar.
(c) Goes to a gambling hall.
(d) Meets a girl in the meadow.

3. What does Sylder do every Saturday?
(a) Takes his wife out to dinner.
(b) Goes to the feed store.
(c) Drives the highway looking for hitchhikers.
(d) Does his banking.

4. Which of the following is true about Kenneth Rattner's widow and son?
(a) All of these.
(b) They live in their house for free.
(c) They do not pay taxes.
(d) They live a meager existence.

5. With what does the man hit Sylder?
(a) A tree branch.
(b) A chain.
(c) His fist.
(d) A tire jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kenneth Rattner doing as the novel begins?

2. Why does Sylder vomit in the woods?

3. How does Sylder kill the man?

4. How were men killed at the Green Fly Inn?

5. How much time has passed since the last section of the novel?

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