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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lena's hometown?
(a) Doane's Mill, Alabama
(b) Mobile, Alabama
(c) Memphis, Tennessee
(d) Montgomery, Alabama

2. Why does Christmas feel that something powerful is taking over his body and something irreversible is about to happen?
(a) Because Miss Burden had been praying over him
(b) Because he is on a new medication
(c) Because he has a violent temper
(d) Because he is drunk

3. Who does Byron bring to Hightower's house?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Gould
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Hines
(c) Lena's parents
(d) Lucas Burch

4. This chapter goes back in time to provide the reader with information about events. This technique is called _________________.
(a) timeline redux
(b) plot reversal
(c) flashback
(d) chronological manipulation

5. What does Bobbie call Christmas?
(a) A liability
(b) A fraud
(c) A nigger
(d) A juvenile

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Burden insist that Christmas do every day to prove his faithfulness?

2. Why does Byron think that he and Hightower continue to lead such solitary lives?

3. What does Christmas do after he awakens?

4. Why does Byron not tell Lena that Joe Brown is actually Lucas Burch?

5. What does Christmas do when he earns some more money?

(see the answer key)

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