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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III, Chapters 20-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sammie try to cover up his uneasiness about being with Dencey?
(a) He tries to make her angry.
(b) He tries to be funny.
(c) He tries to appear smarter than he is.
(d) He tries to hurt her feelings.

2. How does Injun Jill try to hurt Sammie when he doesn't do what she thinks he should?
(a) She says that he will never have any friends.
(b) She says he was born ugly and will die ugly.
(c) She says that he isn't smart enough to go to school.
(d) She says he is trash just like his white daddy.

3. All the local children are afraid of ____________.
(a) Injun Jill.
(b) Ol' Pete.
(c) Rev. Westmoreland.
(d) One-eyed Samson.

4. What season is arriving at the beginning of the book?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

5. Why can Dencey not go on to school one morning?
(a) She is dirty and disheveled.
(b) She is breaking out in a rash.
(c) She has the stomach flu.
(d) She sprained her ankle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lydia accuses Dencey of falsely worshiping which objects?

2. Why does Sammie say that Injun Jill looks down on him?

3. When Sammie admits to Dencey that he cannot read, he is being _________________.

4. Why does Lydia begin to avoid Tom?

5. What is Sammie's last name?

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