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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who drives Miss Habersham to the cemetery?
(a) Aleck
(b) Charles
(c) The sheriff
(d) Gavin

2. How do the character know the grave has been disturbed?
(a) There are fresh cigarette butts on the ground
(b) There are footprints
(c) The coffin is lying empty next to the grave
(d) The flowers have been disturbed

3. Why does Lucas accept Gavin's story?
(a) Because he knows he will die anyway
(b) Because he no longer wants to hire him
(c) Because he knows Gavin thinks he is guilty
(d) Because he is too tired to contradict him

4. Which animals footprints does the sheriff discover?
(a) A deer's
(b) A mule's
(c) A dog's
(d) A badger's

5. Why must they hide the truck when they reach the cemetery?
(a) The truck is stolen
(b) It is an expensive truck
(c) In case the Gowries are near by
(d) The sheriff is guarding the grave

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Uncle Gavin tell Lucas he shot the man?

2. What kind of job did Montgomery have?

3. Who digs up the grave?

4. What does Lucas send to Charles in return for Charles sending his wife a dress?

5. What does Uncle Gavin say is the unwritten code of the south?

(see the answer key)

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