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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does The Misfit do when he sees the cat?
(a) He picks it up
(b) He hisses at it
(c) He shoots it
(d) He kicks it

2. What does the Misfit say when Grandmother asks if he would shoot an old lady?
(a) He would not want to shoot one
(b) He is not a killer
(c) He would torture her first
(d) He would shoot anyone

3. What wakes grandmother up from her sleep?
(a) Her own snoring
(b) The cat jumps out of the basket
(c) Jane Star screams
(d) Bailey crashes the car

4. What does the Grandmother ask the Misfit?
(a) If he would shoot an old lady
(b) If he has a cigarette
(c) If he believes in the devil
(d) If he has a soul

5. What does the driver tell John to do?
(a) Stay with his mother
(b) Be quiet
(c) Smile
(d) Find some wood

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of the two men traveling with the Misfit?

2. What year was the story first published?

3. Who is interested in the silver?

4. How does Grandmother respond to John Wesley's statement that he wants to get out of Georgia?

5. Why does Grandmother kick the valise?

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