Intruder in the Dust Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Intruder in the Dust Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Charles end up throwing the coins?
(a) Into the sea
(b) At Lucas
(c) In the creek
(d) Down a well

2. What does Charles do with the money when Lucas refuses it?
(a) Swallows it
(b) Throws it on the floor
(c) Pockets it
(d) Gives it to Aleck

3. Who drives Miss Habersham to the cemetery?
(a) Charles
(b) The sheriff
(c) Gavin
(d) Aleck

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

5. Who stops Lucas from from getting lynched?
(a) Miss Laney
(b) The bar owner
(c) The blacksmith
(d) The shopkeepers son

6. What kind of look does Charles think Lucas has in his eyes?
(a) Tired and experienced
(b) Wise and humorous
(c) Intolerable and inflexible
(d) Sinful and cold

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

8. Where does Lucas take Charles?
(a) To his cabin
(b) To the hospital
(c) To Mr. Edmonds' house
(d) To a saloon

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

10. What does the rider have on the horse with him?
(a) A rifle
(b) They could not see
(c) A dead man
(d) A dead animal

11. What does Uncle Gavin say a black man is expected to do in the south?
(a) Serve the white man
(b) Smile and play music
(c) Lose his temper and kill a white man
(d) Give himself up for lynching

12. What does Lucas send to Charles in return for Charles sending his wife a dress?
(a) A revolver
(b) Homemade sorghum molasses
(c) Homemade corndogs
(d) A train set

13. Who has the sheriff hired to look after Lucas?
(a) Will Legate
(b) Frank Davis
(c) James Buff
(d) Gavin Stevens

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Charles think the Gowries will go after Lucas?

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

4. What make of gun does Lucas own?

5. Who does Charles ride into town with to see Lucas?

(see the answer keys)

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