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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Uncle Gavin tell Lucas he shot the man?
(a) In the kidney
(b) In the groin
(c) In the back
(d) Between the eyes

2. Why does the sheriff put Lucas in a cell usually reserved for white prisoners?
(a) He will be safer there
(b) To give him a good nights sleep
(c) To tempt him into hanging himself
(d) Lucas has a white man's mind

3. Why are the black prisoners afraid to make a noise?
(a) Too much noise will set off a time bomb
(b) They will not get fed
(c) The sheriff is asleep
(d) They may by mistaken for Lucas

4. Who does Gavin pick up from town?
(a) Miss Habersham
(b) Lucas
(c) Crawford Gowrie
(d) Charles's mother

5. What does Gavin say lynching Lucas would now amount to?
(a) Justice
(b) Murder
(c) Grevious Bodily Harm
(d) Manslaughter

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Charles think the men have gathered around the jail?

2. Who drives Miss Habersham to the jail?

3. What still might happen to Lucas if he is found guilty?

4. What does Charles's mother give him when he arrives home?

5. Who was wrong about the men not lynching during the day time?

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