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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Chimley's story, who got in a fistfight with Fix?
(a) Mat.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) Mathu.
(d) Candy.

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

4. Who is the first person to get shot in the shoot-out?
(a) Mathu.
(b) Lou.
(c) Snookum.
(d) Mapes.

5. What did Yank do in his younger days?
(a) He worked in a rodeo.
(b) He worked in the sugar cane fields.
(c) He was a servant.
(d) He broke horses and mules.

Short Answer Questions

1. What days did Mat and Chimley fish on the river?

2. What does Jack Marshall do every day?

3. Why did the two men continue to fish after they heard about the murder?

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

5. Who shows up from the back of the house at the end of the chapter?

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