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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Charles realize when Lucas notices him?
(a) He has a good memory
(b) He still owes him a debt
(c) He is innocent
(d) He is guilty

3. When is Charles afraid the the town folk will lynch Lucas?
(a) While he is chained to a bed post
(b) When he is at his court hearing
(c) When the sheriff transfers him to his jail
(d) When he is released on bail

4. Who rides the horse from the truck to the cemetery?
(a) Aleck
(b) Charles
(c) Gavin
(d) Miss Habersham

5. Where does the Lucas's wife sit?
(a) On the table
(b) On the rug by the fire
(c) On a stool next to the stove
(d) In a rocking chair by the fire

6. What was Lucas buying from the shop before the altercation?
(a) A coca-cola
(b) Ginger snaps
(c) Raspberry Jelly
(d) Peanut butter

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

8. Who does Lucas order to pick the money up from the floor?
(a) The two black boys
(b) Molly
(c) Charles
(d) Mr Edmonds

9. What does Charles ask Aleck Sander to do?
(a) Find some spades
(b) Talk to Gavin
(c) Get the car keys from his father
(d) Saddle up his horse

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

11. What does Charles notice about the roads?
(a) There is a long trail trail of blood
(b) They are empty of black people
(c) They have been resurfaced
(d) They are hilly

12. Who does Lucas tell Charles he needs to speak to?
(a) His father
(b) Charles
(c) His mother
(d) His uncle

13. Why does Lucas accept Gavin's story?
(a) Because he no longer wants to hire him
(b) Because he is too tired to contradict him
(c) Because he knows Gavin thinks he is guilty
(d) Because he knows he will die anyway

14. 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

15. Why must they hide the truck when they reach the cemetery?
(a) The truck is stolen
(b) In case the Gowries are near by
(c) The sheriff is guarding the grave
(d) It is an expensive truck

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Charles go home to speak to?

3. What is the sheriff doing when they arrive at his house?

4. Why does Charles think Lucas does not talk to him the second time they meet in town?

5. Where does Gavin take Charles?

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