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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who shows up from the back of the house at the end of the chapter?
(a) Charlie Biggs.
(b) Luke Will.
(c) Lou Dimes.
(d) Fix.

2. What has Charlie done his whole life until today?
(a) Ran away from anything that scared him.
(b) Worked hard on the plantation.
(c) Got drunk.
(d) Killed white men.

3. Why is Gil upset with Mapes, the sheriff?
(a) Gil can't believe that there have been no arrests made.
(b) Gil thinks Mapes is stalling to wait until Fix and the lynch mob arrive.
(c) Gil thinks Mapes should have moved the body by now.
(d) Gil thinks Mapes should arrest Candy.

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

5. What was Chimley sitting on while he was fishing?
(a) The back of his truck.
(b) A bucket.
(c) A chair.
(d) A log.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who really raised Candy?

2. Who was sitting on the bed crying?

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

4. Where does Lou Dimes work?

5. What is the "nigger room" in Tee Jack's store?

(see the answer key)

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