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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Miss Merle bring a pie?
(a) For Miss Bea because she wanted a favor.
(b) For Jack, the Major, because she likes him.
(c) For Janey, because she needed help.
(d) For Candy, because she had heard about the murder.

2. What time is it when Miss Merle spots the Major asleep in the swing?
(a) After 1:00 p.m.
(b) Before 12:30 p.m.
(c) Around dinnertime.
(d) 6:00 a.m.

3. Who teased Billy when he missed the rabbit?
(a) Chimley.
(b) Dirty Red.
(c) Clatoo.
(d) Mat.

4. What days did Mat and Chimley fish on the river?
(a) Saturdays only.
(b) Sundays after church.
(c) Tuesdays and Thursdays.
(d) Mondays and Wednesdays.

5. What did Chimley tell his wife when he left the house?
(a) To quit bugging him.
(b) To have the fish ready to eat when he returned.
(c) The find more men and guns and send them along.
(d) To gather all the women and meet him at Mathu's

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Ella call?

2. How many years had Miss Merle known Candy?

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

4. Where did the group of old men walk to?

5. Who carried his gun like a soldier?

(see the answer key)

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