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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Chimley not mind being called by his nickname?
(a) When his momma talked to him.
(b) When his friends were talking to him.
(c) When Candy talked to him.
(d) When Mr. Lou talked to him.

2. Who was calling on God?
(a) Gram Mon.
(b) Lou Dimes.
(c) Reverend Jameson.
(d) Mapes.

3. Why had Coot not worn his WWI uniform in years?
(a) White men told him not to wear it in public.
(b) It didn't fit well anymore.
(c) White men beat him up for wearing it in public.
(d) Nobody knew what it meant.

4. What did Chimley tell his wife when he left the house?
(a) To quit bugging him.
(b) To gather all the women and meet him at Mathu's
(c) To have the fish ready to eat when he returned.
(d) The find more men and guns and send them along.

5. What was the women's reaction to Mapes slapping Uncle Billy and Gable?
(a) They prayed.
(b) They ran over and tried to stop Mapes.
(c) They yelled at Mapes.
(d) They moaned but did not move.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mathu ask Snookum to get from the house when the sandwiches came?

2. What had Janey heard that made her believe Snookum's story?

3. Who helped raise Candy?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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