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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Halmea?
(a) The maid on the neighbor's farm.
(b) An old Black man who used to be the gardener.
(c) Hud's current girlfriend.
(d) The Black cook.

2. Why does Granddad wake up Lonnie very early?
(a) To go and see if Halmea will return.
(b) To go into town and hire some help.
(c) They have a lot to do.
(d) To go to Dallas.

3. What does Halmea do with the family's dinner?
(a) Puts it in the stove.
(b) Burns it.
(c) Does not cook it.
(d) Sets it on the table long before dinner.

4. Who always wins?
(a) Halmea.
(b) Lonnie.
(c) Jesse.
(d) Wins are split pretty evenly.

5. What does Hud do to anyone who seems weak?
(a) Teases them.
(b) Patiently teaches them.
(c) Knocks them around.
(d) Ignores them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who burns the cattle carcasses?

2. How do the boys amuse themselves back in Thalia?

3. What does Lonzo suggest?

4. Where does Granddad send Lonnie and Jesse?

5. What do all the men start doing the next morning?

(see the answer key)

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