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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the constable chain Lucas to?
(a) A railing
(b) The murder victim
(c) A bed post
(d) A car handle

2. On what day does Charles meet Lucas for the second time?
(a) Friday
(b) Monday
(c) Saturday
(d) Wednesday

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

4. Who does Charles ride into town with to see Lucas?
(a) Uncle Gavin
(b) The sheriff
(c) Lucas
(d) Aleck

5. What do the black prisoners normally do?
(a) Sing the blues
(b) Stand at the window and call out
(c) Hit the bars with their metal plates
(d) Spit at passers by

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charles do with the money when Lucas refuses it?

2. What kind of look does Charles think Lucas has in his eyes?

3. Why does Lucas accept Gavin's story?

4. What does Aleck offer Charles to help him out of the water?

5. How old was Charles when he first met Lucas?

(see the answer key)

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