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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How would Charles leave town?
(a) Catch a train
(b) Take his father's car
(c) Ride away on his pony
(d) Walk

2. Who does Charles find his uncle speaking to?
(a) His father
(b) Miss Habersham
(c) His mother
(d) The sheriff

3. What is the sheriff doing when they arrive at his house?
(a) Arranging a lynching
(b) Watching television
(c) Arguing with his wife
(d) Eating breakfast

4. What day do they bury the murdered man?
(a) Tuesday
(b) Monday
(c) Sunday
(d) Saturday

5. What is the name of the man Lucas has been accused of killing?
(a) Vinson Gowrie
(b) James Buff
(c) Gavin Stevens
(d) Jock Stevens

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charles leave in the water?

2. What was Lucas buying from the shop before the altercation?

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

4. Why does the sheriff put Lucas in a cell usually reserved for white prisoners?

5. What does Lucas lay on the bare cots?

(see the answer key)

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