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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 offense was John Wesley told he had committed?
(a) Trapping without a license.
(b) No dog tags on his dog.
(c) Fishing without a license.
(d) Driving without a license.

2. How much money does John Wesley give to Sylder?
(a) Ten dollars.
(b) Fifty cents.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) Two dollars.

3. Ownby tells John Wesley that there are some things that a person just has to do, because unless he does them he will have no _____________.
(a) money.
(b) peace.
(c) honor.
(d) friends.

4. Which is true of the orchard keeper's environment when he awakens?
(a) All of these.
(b) Everything is quiet.
(c) Nothing is stirring.
(d) It has snowed.

5. How many prior convictions does Sylder say he has had when questioned by the desk sergeant?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following boys does John Wesley encounter?

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

3. How much prison time does Sylder get for running whiskey?

4. Who picks up Ownby when he is spotted walking with his dog?

5. What extreme weather is Ownby navigating at the beginning of this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Sylder's booking in the police department.

2. Why can the authorities not be absolutely certain that the corpse is that of Kenneth Rattner and what do they tell Rattner's widow?

3. Describe Ownby's encounter with a welfare department agent in the jail.

4. Describe the police attack on Ownby's house.

5. How does Sylder recall losing part of his toe in the war?

6. Why does McCarthy wait until this point in the story to reveal the orchard keeper's formal name?

7. Describe the activities of the wildcat as it tries to find dry quarters as well as something to eat.

8. Why is Sylder's toe injury probably unrelated to a war injury?

9. What is the significance of cats in the story?

10. What happens to the Rattners by the end of the story?

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