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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. Why did Mathu look down on all the other old black men?

2. How old is Charlie?

3. Why do the old men call Mapes into the house?

4. Who in the store (bar) thinks that the police should handle the murder?

5. Why does Candy slap Lou in the car?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is it important that this chapter is narrated by a child?

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

5. How does Charlie prove he is a man?

6. What was Tee Jack afraid of?

7. How were the old men getting a bathroom break?

8. What is Leroy's reaction to getting shot?

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

10. Who came in from the kitchen and what was he doing there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters do you think changed the most and the least in this story. Why? What made them change or not change?

Essay Topic 2

Why were the old black men brave now but hadn't been before?

Essay Topic 3

Do you feel that Fix and Gil reconciled? Why? Will their lives be different? Will Fix change? Will Gill pull away from his family or join them?

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