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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What war did Coot fight in?
(a) WWII.
(b) WWI.
(c) Korea.
(d) Vietnam.

2. What was Mathu always bragging about?
(a) About not having white man's blood in his veins.
(b) About his friends.
(c) About how fast he could work.
(d) About being a good shot.

3. What did the coach need to tell Gil?
(a) Gil's brother, Beau, had been murdered by a black man.
(b) Pepper was nominiated for All-American.
(c) The newspaper was writing a story about Salt and Pepper.
(d) Gil's father, Fix, called Gil to come home.

4. After talking on the radio, Mapes makes an announcement to the group. What news does he share?
(a) That Mapes fired his deputy.
(b) That Mathu is wanted in two other states for crimes there.
(c) That Luke Will and a lynch mob are coming.
(d) That Fix is not coming.

5. Why did Mathu look down on all the other old black men?
(a) They did not work as hard at Mathu.
(b) They were not as dark skinned as Mathu, they were not as African.
(c) They were cowards and never stood up for themselves.
(d) They owned their own houses, and Mathu still worked on the Marshall land.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles did Lou drive from Baron rouge to Marshall?

2. What does Luke Will's gang do at the end of the chapter?

3. Why did Mathu look down on some of the men who arrived to help him?

4. Why did Janey keep looking down toward the highway?

5. Why didn't the coroner want to get out of the car?

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