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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Tessie?
(a) Chimley's wife.
(b) Jacob's mother.
(c) A white woman who claimed she was raped by Jacob.
(d) Jacob's sister.

2. How did Chimley fire his gun?
(a) Up into the trees at the graveyard.
(b) At his wife to scare her.
(c) Out the window.
(d) At Mathu.

3. Where does Janey tell Miss Merle that Beau was killed?
(a) In the quarters.
(b) In the sugar cane field.
(c) In Baton Rouge.
(d) At the Marshall main house.

4. Why did Mat feel good about what they were doing?
(a) He wanted to go to jail to get away from his wife.
(b) He hadn't worked hard in a long time.
(c) He felt they were finally taking a stand and doing something different.
(d) He felt he was getting old and he wanted to shoot a gun again.

5. What did Cherry Bello own?
(a) A liquor - and - grocery store.
(b) A plantation.
(c) A gas station.
(d) A vegetable truck.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Miss Merle tell Janey to do?

3. When Miss Merle is talking about "Jack" who is she referring to?

4. When Miss Merle arrives back at the Marshall house, what does she tell Bea?

5. What happened when Mat returned home with his fish?

(see the answer key)

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