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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why hadn't Cherry shot his gun?
(a) He wanted to shoot it at the graveyard.
(b) He thought he might see a good rabbit.
(c) He was afraid the gun was too old and might not work.
(d) He wanted to shoot with the other men.

2. Why was the coroner afraid to get out of his car?
(a) Mapes looked angry because it took him so long to get there.
(b) He realized that all the old black men were armed.
(c) The deputy told him not to move.
(d) Candy threatened to shoot him.

3. How did Candy's mother and father die?
(a) Working in the fields.
(b) In a car wreck.
(c) Of natural causes.
(d) In a plane crash.

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

5. Who was the only man who didn't have a gun?
(a) Dirty Rd.
(b) The Reverend Jameson.
(c) Mathu.
(d) Beau.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two things did Mapes ask his deputy, Griffin, to say on the radio?

2. Why was Gable's sixteen-year-old son put to death?

3. Who in the store (bar) thinks that the police should handle the murder?

4. What kinds of flowers did Jack Toussaint grow?

5. Who did Ella call?

(see the answer key)

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