Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter Quiz

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What ruse or deception does Wallace Stringfellow use to gain access to Larry and his home? (from Chapter 9)

Stringfellow pretends to be a bible salesman.

Stringfellow pretends to be a cable TV salesman.

Stringfellow offers to cut Larry's lawn.

Stringfellow offers to feed Larry's chickens.

Which event earlier in the narrative is echoed by Ina's complaint to Carl about Alice and Silas living in the cabin in the woods? (from Chapter 5)

Ina giving Alice and Silas the coats.

Carl no longer giving Alice and Silas rides in his truck.

Ina's comment to Alice about how she (Alice) is comfortable taking other people's things.

Carl giving Alice and Silas rides in his truck.

What are the benefits that Larry likely sees to following through with Cindy's plan? (from Chapter 7)

He thinks that she'll like him, and that his mother will stop praying for him to find a friend.

He thinks that she'll like him, and that the guys at school will still think he dated her.

He thinks that he and Silas will be friends again, and that his father will finally be proud of him.

He thinks that his father will finally be proud of him, and that Cecil will stop picking on him.

What is the most likely reason that French suggests that Larry and Silas should start talking to each other? (from Chapters 14 - 16)

He believes that Silas and Larry could have saved themselves years of suffering if they'd just talked about Cindy Walker when they had the chance.

He believes that Silas and Larry could have saved themselves years of suffering if they'd just talked about their being of two different races when they had the chance.

He believes that Silas and Larry could have saved themselves years of suffering if they'd just talked about their shared hatred of Carl when they had the chance.

He believes that Silas and Larry could have saved themselves years of suffering if they'd just talked about Alice Jones when they had the chance.

Which of the following is a clear connection to the first body discovered by Silas Jones (Chapter 2)? (from Chapter 9)

The body was that of Stringfellow's dog, John Wayne Gacy.

The body was that of the real cable TV salesman.

The body was that of Cindy Wallace.

The body was that of Stringfellow's drug dealer, M&M.