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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Candy say to Miss Merle when she saw her?
(a) "Did you bring guns?"
(b) "I shot Beau."
(c) "Where is Lou?"
(d) "I loved the pie."

2. How did Tucker's brother Silas get into trouble with white people?
(a) Silas dated a white woman.
(b) Silas stole a white man's tractor.
(c) Silas and his mules won a contest with Fix's tractor.
(d) Silas talked to a white woman.

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

4. How many years had Miss Merle known Candy?
(a) All Candy's life.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) Only a few months.

5. When Miss Merle arrives back at the Marshall house, what does she tell Bea?
(a) That Beau Boutan is dead.
(b) That she brought an apple pie for Jack.
(c) That she needs a drink.
(d) That she needs a twelve-gauge shotgun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did each old black man do and say?

2. What did the men begin saying one at a time?

3. What did Cherry Bello own?

4. Why did Mat feel good about what they were doing?

5. Why was Clatoo dressed in a nice shirt and bow tie?

(see the answer key)

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