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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twenty-one - Twenty-two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Granny doing when she saw something strange in her room?
(a) Stirring mineral water.
(b) Picking at her covers.
(c) Painting a picture.
(d) Curling her hair.

2. What ends Will's time of mourning for Granny?
(a) His mother's party for Love.
(b) Grandpa's marriage.
(c) His birthday.
(d) The month anniversary of Granny's death.

3. What did Granny say to Grandpa when she woke up for a time while she was sick?
(a) Clean your dishes.
(b) You need a haircut.
(c) Say your prayers.
(d) Water the plants.

4. What is the rumor about why Love did not marry her ex-fiancé?
(a) He joined the Union Army.
(b) He beat her one night, and she left him.
(c) He ran away with her mother.
(d) He got her best friend pregnant.

5. In what state does this book take place?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) North Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Will feel about his mother's response to his grandfather's engagement?

2. Why does Mr. Blakeslee say he is getting married?

3. What does Will decide to do the day after he escapes the train on the trestle?

4. What do some people give Will after he escapes the train?

5. Who recently passed away when the book begins?

(see the answer key)

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