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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Miss Merle is talking about "Jack" who is she referring to?
(a) The Major.
(b) Candy.
(c) Mathu.
(d) Snookum.

2. How did Candy's parents die?
(a) They were murdered.
(b) In an airplane crash.
(c) In a car wreck.
(d) Of natural causes.

3. When Ella tried to call the sheriff, what did Mat do?
(a) He had Chimley talk to his wife.
(b) He ripped the phone out of the wall.
(c) He threw a fish at Ella's head.
(d) He left with Clatoo in the truck.

4. Why did Chimley not like white people calling him by his nickname?
(a) Chimley did not like white people.
(b) Because he wasn't very dark-skinned and he wondered why they called him by that name.
(c) Chimley thought they were making fun of him.
(d) Because white people mistakenly called him Chimney.

5. What did each old black man do and say?
(a) Each man fired his gun a second time.
(b) Each man confessed to the murder.
(c) Each man introduced himself to Mathu.
(d) Each man slapped Mathu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrived at the end of the chapter?

2. What was Beulah angry about?

3. How did Mapes know Mathu?

4. What did Candy always wear?

5. What was next to Beau's body?

(see the answer key)

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