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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. What did each old black man do and say?
(a) Each man confessed to the murder.
(b) Each man introduced himself to Mathu.
(c) Each man fired his gun a second time.
(d) Each man slapped Mathu.

2. Who does Janey work for?
(a) Mr. Lou.
(b) Candy.
(c) Miss Merle.
(d) The Major and Miss Bea.

3. Who carried his gun like a soldier?
(a) Chimley.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Mat.
(d) Clatoo.

4. What was so important about the "Salt and Pepper" football duo?
(a) LSU had a losing season and needed to use Salt and Pepper in the big game the next day.
(b) Salt and Pepper hated each other but played football well together.
(c) Because Salt was Cajun.
(d) It would be the first time that a black and white boy played in the same backfield in the Deep South.

5. Who teased Billy when he missed the rabbit?
(a) Chimley.
(b) Mat.
(c) Dirty Red.
(d) Clatoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Miss Merle is talking about "Jack" who is she referring to?

2. Who was Tessie?

3. What, according to Johnny Paul, could Mapes NOT see?

4. How did Mapes know Mathu?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Mat's full name?

2. How do readers know the year this story is taking place?

3. Why was Bea unconcerned that Beau had been killed?

4. What was the goal of Reverend Jameson?

5. What did Gil's coach want to tell Gill?

6. Who were Salt and Pepper?

7. Why did Mat and Chimley wait before they took action?

8. Why did Mapes respect Mathu?

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

10. Who was Oliver?

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