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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did the fight start between Fix and Mathu?
(a) Mathu stared at Fix as he was drinking a Coke.
(b) It started over a Coke bottle.
(c) Fix took a Coke without paying for it.
(d) Fix took Mathu's Coke from him.

3. Why do Mat and Chimley fish only in one small spot?
(a) Because they play cards at the same place.
(b) The white people have bought up the land along the river and left little room to fish.
(c) Because they are hiding from the white people.
(d) Because that is the best place to catch fish.

4. What days did Mat and Chimley fish on the river?
(a) Sundays after church.
(b) Mondays and Wednesdays.
(c) Tuesdays and Thursdays.
(d) Saturdays only.

5. What instructions did Candy give to Snookum about Mr. Lou?
(a) Candy told Snookum to run fetch Mr. Lou from the newspaper.
(b) Candy told Snookum to bring Mr. Lou back with him and she would give Snookum a treat.
(c) Candy told Snookum to call Mr. Lou on the phone inside Mathu's house.
(d) Candy told Snookum to have Janey call Mr. Lou.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Clatoo know that Candy was lying?

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

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

4. What did Clatoo do with the shoe box?

5. Who was the only man who didn't have a gun?

(see the answer key)

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