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

2. Who was calling on God?
(a) Mapes.
(b) Lou Dimes.
(c) Reverend Jameson.
(d) Gram Mon.

3. Who was sitting on the bed crying?
(a) Beau's wife.
(b) Fix.
(c) Beau's son.
(d) Jean.

4. Who narrates this chapter?
(a) Mapes.
(b) Chimley
(c) Lou.
(d) Snookum.

5. Why did Beau come after Charlie?
(a) Charlie told him he was quiting.
(b) Charlie was not working hard.
(c) Charlie called him a name.
(d) Charlie hit Beau with his fist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was sitting in Fix's lap?

2. Who gets shot and cannot move from his position?

3. How old is Charlie?

4. The old men want to talk inside the house alone. They do not want Candy in the house with them. Candy gets very angry. What does Mapes say is Candy's motivation?

5. What did Miss Merle bring?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Miss Merle do to show her disgust at the crowd of old black men?

2. Describe the final moments of the shoot-out.

3. How many funerals were there?

4. Who did Mapes put in charge after he was wounded?

5. How many days did the trial last?

6. What was the "nigger room" a symbol of?

7. Why did Mapes call Charlie "Mr. Biggs?"

8. What does Charlie do when the shoot-out begins?

9. How was Gil welcomed by the people gathered at his father's house?

10. How does Charlie prove he is a man?

(see the answer keys)

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