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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Ella call?
(a) Uncle Billy's house.
(b) Mathu's house.
(c) The police.
(d) Miss Merle.

2. What position did Gil play on the football team?
(a) Quarterback.
(b) Halfback.
(c) Kicker.
(d) Fullback.

3. When did Chimley not mind being called by his nickname?
(a) When Candy talked to him.
(b) When his friends were talking to him.
(c) When Mr. Lou talked to him.
(d) When his momma talked to him.

4. What happened to Oliver?
(a) He died when a lynch mob killed him.
(b) He died in a hospital when the doctors wouldn't treat a black man.
(c) He died when a group of white men ran him into the river.
(d) He died in a car wreck.

5. What kind of a cap was Chimley wearing?
(a) A Dodgers' baseball cap.
(b) A straw hat.
(c) A very smart dress hat.
(d) His army hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why hadn't Cherry shot his gun?

2. Why does Candy slap Lou in the car?

3. When Gil arrived at the scene of the crime, how long had his brother been dead?

4. When Ella tried to call the sheriff, what did Mat do?

5. What did Cherry Bello own?

(see the answer key)

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