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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 reason does Sylder give for the man being under the truck?
(a) He is fixing the muffler.
(b) He is tightening some bolts.
(c) He is checking an oil leak.
(d) He is changing the oil.

2. Who had originally shown Sylder the corpse in the pit?
(a) His brother.
(b) A deputy.
(c) Two children.
(d) His wife.

3. What does the old man pass by on his way home from the orchard?
(a) A church.
(b) The pit where Sylder buried the dead body.
(c) An abandoned school.
(d) A lake.

4. How old is Sylder at the beginning of this section?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 13.
(d) 27.

5. What does the man in the car ask Sylder to do?
(a) Take him to Atlanta.
(b) Loan him some money.
(c) Buy him a bottle of whiskey.
(d) Give him a ride to Maryville.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of fruit is the old man eating?

2. What is the name of the bar which is tethered to a pine tree to keep it in place?

3. What does Sylder do with the dead body when he hears a truck coming?

4. Where does Sylder dispose of the dead body?

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

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