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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 card does Gates have that wins him the chance to choose the weapon for his duel against Calhoun?
(a) King.
(b) Ace.
(c) Joker.
(d) Queen.

2. Where do Raleigh, Gates, Weeper and Mingo go when they leave the estate?
(a) Charleston.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Boston.
(d) Kingston.

3. Who has fallen and has to be pulled back up the mountain in Part 3, Chapter 29?
(a) Raleigh.
(b) Gates.
(c) Weeper.
(d) Mingo.

4. According to his father, where must Raleigh first take Gates?
(a) To prison.
(b) To a hospital.
(c) To see his dying mother.
(d) To church.

5. Who conducts random interviews of people in their search for one person, after Raleigh, Gates and Mingo leave the estate?
(a) Mingo.
(b) Gates.
(c) Vera.
(d) Raleigh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who figures out the treasure map, then digs to find it?

2. What does Raleigh take from the rental cabin to add to his scavenger hunt?

3. What instrument does Gates pretend to play when Raleigh and Mingo first arrive at the rental unit?

4. What accompanies the buried treasure?

5. Who do Gates and Raleigh impersonate while the rest of their group sets off fireworks?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Raleigh's adventurous scavenger hunt orchestrated?

2. Chapter 27 fills in details about Jubal's relationship with Victoria. What are those details?

3. What does Mr. Calhoun insist upon even after receiving payment from Gates? Discuss the details, including why it is important to him.

4. What one certainty does Raleigh understand about religion and what personal experience helped build that belief?

5. Who keeps the men from getting arrested at the mountain, and how?

6. Explain the prison escape that occurs as a result of the tent revival that Raleigh, Gates and Mingo visit.

7. Where are the characters of this story and what happens when the lights go out in Charlotte?

8. What is the importance of Raleigh's scavenger hunt items as explained by his father in Part 3, Chapter 32?

9. What is ironic when Raleigh abandons his golf cart at the mountain?

10. How has Aura changed over the course of the novel?

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