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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the large cat go after it lunges at Mrs. Rattner?
(a) Off toward the woods.
(b) Toward Uncle Ather's house.
(c) In search of food.
(d) Back to the outhouse.

2. How did Sylder lose part of his toe?
(a) A bullet grazed it.
(b) An anchor dropped on it.
(c) A piano fell on it.
(d) He got gangrene.

3. What kind of animal do the boys hope to trap for its value?
(a) Mink.
(b) Wolf.
(c) Fox.
(d) Deer.

4. What animals did the panther kitten's mother kill?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Lambs.

5. What does the orchard keeper notice about the peach pit when he visits it?
(a) It is smoldering.
(b) It is covered over with dirt.
(c) It is paved over.
(d) It is vacant.

6. Where does Ownby position himself to get off good shots at the officers?
(a) Behind a tractor.
(b) Behind a chair.
(c) Under his stove.
(d) In a shed.

7. What does Sylder tell John Wesley that Gifford will never do?
(a) Find Sylder's pick-up points.
(b) Find Sylder's house.
(c) Arrest a fourteen-year-old boy.
(d) Trace the wrecked car to Sylder.

8. In what branch of the armed forces did Sylder serve?
(a) Army.
(b) Marines.
(c) Air Force.
(d) Navy.

9. Ownby states that the older he gets, _____________________.
(a) the more memory he loses.
(b) the fewer things there are that he wants to do.
(c) the worse his hearing gets.
(d) the worse his eyesight gets.

10. For what was John Wesley arrested?
(a) Murder.
(b) Aiding a criminal.
(c) Bootlegging.
(d) He was not arrested.

11. What is the orchard keeper's name?
(a) Uncle Remus.
(b) Uncle Ather.
(c) Uncle Amos.
(d) Uncle Tom.

12. What do the two men do with Ownby after they pick him up?
(a) Take him to the police station.
(b) Take him to a hotel.
(c) Take him to a cabin for breakfast.
(d) Take him to a soup kitchen.

13. What kind of animal do the boys have trapped in a cave?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Fox.
(c) Skunk.
(d) Weasel.

14. What does John Wesley say about Sylder?
(a) He gave the cops Sylder's address.
(b) He gave the cops the bootleg pick-up points.
(c) He showed the cops the moonshine still.
(d) He did not help any criminal.

15. How much prison time does Sylder get for running whiskey?
(a) Five years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Three years.
(d) One year.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whose shop do the boys take the captured skunk?

2. Who arrives at the jail to provide some assistance to Ownby?

3. Why does Gifford want to see Sylder?

4. How much does Warn say the mink is probably worth now that it is mangled?

5. Whose hideout is in a cave?

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