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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chimley's story, who got in a fistfight with Fix?

2. Why is Gil upset with Mapes, the sheriff?

3. When Miss Merle arrives back at the Marshall house, what does she tell Bea?

4. What did the men begin saying one at a time?

5. Why did Jacob feel bad about his sister's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Oliver?

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

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

4. What is the significance of Janey scolding Snookum to call Candy "Miss Candy" and Lou "Mr. Lou?"

5. Why did Jacob feel bad about the death of his sister Tessie when he had nothing to do with her murder?

6. Who is Janey and who does she work for?

7. What are the Major and Miss Bea doing?

8. What had happened on the river that narrowed the fishing area for Chimley and Mat?

9. Why did Candy want more men and more shotguns at Mathu's house?

10. What does Janey do when she hears the news of the murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Mapes and Mathu. Describe their friendship. Why are they important to their own people? How will their lives change from the events of this day?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Miss Merle and Charlie. How do they represent the past, present and future? What would they like their world's to look like? What will change in Miss Merle's world after the events of the story? How will the friends of Charlie's be changed by his death?

Essay Topic 3

What did the Cajuns come to symbolize to the black people on the river?

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