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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 is the admission cost for the lecture that Thatcher attends in the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) 25 cents.
(b) 10 cents.
(c) 5 cents.
(d) 15 cents.

2. By what nickname do Tig and Zeke call Delouse's little brother in Chapter 17?
(a) The Fox.
(b) The Flour Sack.
(c) The Mouse Trap.
(d) The Monkey.

3. Who was on watch the night that Nick died?
(a) Zeke.
(b) Iano.
(c) Tig.
(d) Willa.

4. What did Tig give to Willa for her birthday, according to the narrator in Chapter 17?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A book of Mary Treat's writings.
(c) A handmade card.
(d) A book of poetry.

5. What is the name of Willa and Iano's dog?
(a) Terra.
(b) Dixie.
(c) Chuck.
(d) Sandy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the caretaker who comes to tend to Nick three times a week?

2. Iano compares himself to what, in regards to his position within his career at the college in Chapter 13?

3. Who is the janitor that announces someone has been shot in the beginning of Chapter 14?

4. Who has driven Mary and Thatcher to the Pine Barrens in Chapter 18?

5. What does "Lex loci" translate to in English, as shown in Chapter 10 (258)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What important information does Thatcher learn from Carruth in Chapter 10?

2. Where does Nick insist he wants to go the following day in Chapter 13? Why?

3. Why does Tig's behavior surprise Willa in Chapter 13?

4. What does Thatcher say when he testifies in court in Chapter 16?

5. How would you compare the demeanors of Thatcher and Cutler in the debate in Chapter 12?

6. How does Thatcher's memory of sleeping in a tree relate to his current circumstances in Chapter 16?

7. What is being celebrated in Chapter 17? How is the celebration described?

8. What were the circumstances surrounding Tig's return from Cuba?

9. Who has been shot in Chapter 14? Who is the shooter? Where did the crime occur?

10. About what do Jorge and Zeke argue in Chapter 17?

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