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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can Charles not take the car?
(a) It has no wheels
(b) It has no engine
(c) His father has the keys
(d) He cannot drive

2. How are they going to transport the body back to the truck?
(a) They don't need the body only the bullet
(b) Drag it along with rope
(c) They will carry it
(d) Using Charles' horse

3. Where does Uncle Gavin think Vinson's body has been buried?
(a) In quick sand
(b) In a lake
(c) In another state
(d) In New Mexico

4. Why does Charles think that Lucas was not lynched immediately?
(a) Because they were not sure if he was the murderer
(b) Because they could not find any rope
(c) Because Mr. Gowrie is a patient man
(d) Because the family were grieving

5. What are the two women doing outside the jail?
(a) Dancing
(b) Cleaning
(c) Cooking
(d) Sewing

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the novel's narrator?

2. Which one of the Gowrie clan is a draft dodger?

3. What does Charles leave in the water?

4. Who does the sheriff phone to organize an exhumation order?

5. What age had Charles's mother sworn she would allow her son coffee?

(see the answer key)

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