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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mapes asked his deputy to call someone back in town. Who?
(a) Fix.
(b) Russell and Herman.
(c) Miss Bea and the Major.
(d) Call for backup.

2. When Miss Merle is talking about "Jack" who is she referring to?
(a) Snookum.
(b) The Major.
(c) Candy.
(d) Mathu.

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

4. Why did Billy miss when he shot at the rabbit?
(a) Billy heard a shot in the distance that scared him.
(b) Billy was known to be a very bad shot with a gun.
(c) Billy jumped because he thought it was a snake.
(d) Billy did not have good eyesight.

5. What was different about the way Yank hollered?
(a) He hollered in a very low voice.
(b) He hollered with a very southern accent.
(c) He hollered the way you holler at a rodeo.
(d) He hollered just like all the other men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mat tell his wife about the shotguns?

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

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

4. Who was Tessie?

5. What did Candy ask Corrine to get from inside the house?

(see the answer key)

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