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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Grandmother dress so smartly?
(a) She is always on the look out for a new man
(b) To feel good about herself
(c) So if they have an accident and she dies they will see she was a lady
(d) To hint that she wants to stop at a nice restaurant on the way

2. What does John want to sneak inside the house?
(a) A video camera
(b) A snake
(c) An exploding cigar
(d) A widow

3. Why does he call himself the Misfit?
(a) He does not fit in anywhere
(b) He likes the word
(c) He likes wearing ill fitting clothes
(d) Because what he has did wrong does not fit the punishment

4. How long long does Hiram say it will take to fix the car?
(a) An hour
(b) Two hours
(c) Three hours
(d) Half an hour

5. Who does not like taking the cat on trips?
(a) Bailey
(b) Jane Star
(c) John Wesley
(d) Bailey's wife

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Misfit say when Grandmother asks if he would shoot an old lady?

2. How does Grandmother persuade Bailey to take a detour and see the plantation?

3. Who is the only member of the family to survive?

4. How many more gunshots do they hear from the woods?

5. Why would Grandmother of done well to marry Edgar?

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