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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Mat and Chimley that there has been a murder?
(a) Fue.
(b) Mathu.
(c) Candy.
(d) Berto.

2. What, according to Johnny Paul, could Mapes NOT see?
(a) The future.
(b) Life in the sugar cane fields before the tractor.
(c) Who really killed Beau.
(d) All the old men.

3. How was Yank dressed?
(a) Like he was going to church.
(b) In shorts and a white shirt.
(c) Like a cowboy.
(d) In a clean shirt and pants.

4. Why did Jacob feel bad about his sister's death?
(a) He saw it happen but didn't know how to swim to save her.
(b) He was too little to do anything about it.
(c) He never liked his sister and wished her dead many times.
(d) He didn't stand up for her or say anything at the time of her death.

5. Who helped raise Candy?
(a) Lou.
(b) Janey.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Miss Merle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Candy want more men and more twelve-gauge shotguns?

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

3. On their way out of town, what happened to Gil and Sully?

4. Where does Lou Dimes work?

5. Why does Candy slap Lou in the car?

(see the answer key)

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