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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Clatoo dressed in a nice shirt and bow tie?
(a) He had just returned from church with Reverend Jameson.
(b) He had just been to a funeral.
(c) He was returning from work.
(d) He sold vegetables out of his truck and always wanted to remind people that he was a businessman.

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

3. Where does Lou Dimes work?
(a) At a newspaper in Baton Rouge.
(b) At the concrete plant.
(c) At the Marshall's main house.
(d) In the sugar can fields.

4. Why was Lou not at work?
(a) He was out eating dinner.
(b) He had taken the day off.
(c) He was at Candy's house.
(d) He was on assignment.

5. Where does Janey tell Miss Merle that Beau was killed?
(a) In the sugar cane field.
(b) In the quarters.
(c) In Baton Rouge.
(d) At the Marshall main house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Yank dressed?

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

3. Who was Tessie?

4. What was next to Beau's body?

5. What was happening the next day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the significance of Chimley's name?

2. What was the goal of Reverend Jameson?

3. What are the Major and Miss Bea doing?

4. What was happening to the black graveyards?

5. How did Gable describe the death of his sixteen-year-old son?

6. How does the reader know where the story is taking place?

7. What was the significance of empty number five shells?

8. Who were Salt and Pepper?

9. Why did Gil look at Cal like he hated him?

10. Why did Clatoo stop the truck before he got to Mathu's?

(see the answer keys)

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