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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 surprises Sylder when he gets to his car after leaving a bar?
(a) There is a man in his car.
(b) All his tires are flat.
(c) Obscenities are painted on his car.
(d) His windshield is smashed.

2. With whom does Sylder live?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His wife.
(c) Two dogs.
(d) His son.

3. How does Sylder kill the man?
(a) Crushes his windpipe.
(b) Shoots him.
(c) Slits his throat.
(d) Stabs him.

4. Sylder has an irrational fear of what type of animal?
(a) Cats.
(b) Ferrets.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Squirrels.

5. What is the name of Sylder's dog?
(a) Canine.
(b) Lady.
(c) Max.
(d) Butch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sylder believes that _____________ prowl around the mountain invisibly.

2. Why was Sylder fired from his job?

3. What does the man in the car ask Sylder to do?

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

5. With what did Sylder cover up the corpse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is life like now for Kenneth Rattner's widow and son, John Wesley, since Rattner is dead?

2. What does Kenneth say he is looking for and why does this confuse the storekeep?

3. What is the symbolism of the old man firing on the government tank on his property?

4. How does John Wesley happen to meet Sylder?

5. What is the name of the town where Marion Sylder is from and in what year was he born?

6. What is the most that John Wesley has ever caught in his traps?

7. Why is the old man afraid of cats and what extreme measures has he taken to keep them at bay?

8. What does Sylder do after he is fired from his job?

9. Where does Sylder dispose of the body and whose presence is he unaware of?

10. What is the whiskey running process in place in the area and what is Sylder's role in it?

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