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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charles consider doing so he does not have to see Lucas lynched?
(a) Locking himself in his room
(b) Killing Lucas
(c) Leaving town
(d) Killing himself

2. What is the name of Lucas's wife?
(a) Andrea
(b) Molly
(c) Baby Suggs
(d) Jane

3. Who does Charles wake up when he gets home?
(a) Lucas
(b) The sheriff
(c) Uncle Gavin
(d) His father

4. Where does Charles eat his breakfast?
(a) In the dining room
(b) In the kitchen
(c) In the lounge
(d) In the garden

5. What does Lucas demand Charles does?
(a) Cook him dinner
(b) Talk to his wife
(c) Tell a joke
(d) Warm himself by the fire

6. What does Aleck offer Charles to help him out of the water?
(a) A boat
(b) A dingy
(c) A plank
(d) A pole

7. Where does Gavin take Charles?
(a) To school
(b) To the cemetery
(c) To the saloon
(d) To the sheriff's house

8. How old was Charles when he first met Lucas?
(a) Fifteen
(b) Twelve
(c) Ten
(d) Eleven

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

10. What does Aleck hear coming toward them?
(a) A car
(b) A mule
(c) A dog
(d) A wheel barrel

11. Who is the sheriff bringing to jail?
(a) Carothers Edmunds
(b) Charles Mallison
(c) Lucas Beachamp
(d) Gavin Stevens

12. What is the name of Charles's black servant?
(a) Aleck Sander
(b) James Baldwin
(c) Paul Davis
(d) Ian Wright

13. What kind of hat does Lucas wear?
(a) A cowboy hat
(b) A beaver hat
(c) A Davy Crotchett hat
(d) A top hat

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

15. What does Uncle Gavin and the Sheriff want the boys to do?
(a) Keep an eye on Lucas
(b) Go to school
(c) Go home
(d) Keep an eye on the cemetary

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Gavin say a black man is expected to do in the south?

2. How would Charles leave town?

3. Why is the sheriff reluctant to do anything?

4. What is Will Legate armed with?

5. Why are the black prisoners afraid to make a noise?

(see the answer keys)

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