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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 142 - 189).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cowney do after finding out Essie has betrayed him?
(a) Runs back to the waterfall.
(b) Gets in his car and drives away.
(c) Barricades himself in his room.
(d) Tries to buy himself some time before the authorities come for him.

2. Who does Lishie ask to drive her home from church in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Myrtle's boy.
(b) Tsa Tsi.
(c) Preacherman.
(d) Bud.

3. What does Lee give Cowney in Chapter Twelve?
(a) Money.
(b) A car.
(c) Food.
(d) A camera.

4. What does Tsa Tsi tell Cowney about Bud and his father and mother?
(a) Cowney's mother did not like Bud.
(b) They often fought.
(c) They were inseparable when they were young.
(d) Bud did not like Cowney's mother.

5. What does Cowney hear that worries him the first time he and Essie meet in the mystery room?
(a) A gunshot.
(b) A dog barking.
(c) A strangled cry from next door.
(d) A siren.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Essie tell the authorities about Cowney, implicating him in the crime?

2. Which guard interrupts Sol harassing Cowney in Chapter 14?

3. Why is the colonel angry with Cowney when he comes back from looking for the bone in Chapter Twenty?

4. What kind of reference does Essie make when Cowney tells her about the bone?

5. What song that Lishie sings in Chapter Thirteen does Cowney love?

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