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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal did Janey say Miss Merle looked like?
(a) A bear.
(b) An alligator.
(c) A fish.
(d) An owl.

2. Where does Lou Dimes work?
(a) The concrete plant.
(b) The sugar cane fields.
(c) The newspaper in Baton Rouge.
(d) The Marshall house.

3. Janey calls two people on the phone. Who are they?
(a) Mathu and Candy.
(b) Toddy and Minnie.
(c) Miss Bea and the Major.
(d) Lou Dimes and Miss Merle.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Tessie?

2. Why did Chimley not like white people calling him by his nickname?

3. How did the fight start between Fix and Mathu?

4. Why did Cherry not like the sight of an empty cane field?

5. What happened to Oliver?

(see the answer key)

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