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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose body do they find?
(a) Jack Montgomerie's
(b) Vinson Gowrie's
(c) Lucas's
(d) Charles's father's

2. Who is waiting in Gavin's office?
(a) Miss Habersham
(b) Crawford Gowrie
(c) Charles
(d) Mr. Gowrie

3. How much did Crawford bet Lucas that his gun would not shoot?
(a) Two dollars
(b) Half a dollar
(c) A dollar
(d) A quarter

4. What does Charles see a black man doing in a field?
(a) Plowing
(b) Running
(c) Smoking
(d) Shooting a white man

5. What does Charles make his friends while they wait?
(a) A pot of coffee
(b) Lemonade
(c) Sandwiches
(d) Popcorn

6. What does Charles do after dinner?
(a) Writes an essay
(b) Goes to bed
(c) Reads his book
(d) Goes into town

7. Who is the name of the one armed man?
(a) Mr. Gowrie
(b) Charles's father
(c) Mr. Smith
(d) Montgomery

8. What type of gun does the sheriff think killed Lucas?
(a) A Winchester
(b) A Walther PP
(c) Colt. 41
(d) A German Luger

9. What does Mr. Gowrie do with his son's dead body?
(a) Takes it home
(b) Burns it
(c) Throws it in to a lake
(d) Buries it in the forest

10. How many boys in the Gowrie family?
(a) Eight
(b) Ten
(c) Six
(d) Twelve

11. Who does Gavin pick up from town?
(a) Lucas
(b) Crawford Gowrie
(c) Charles's mother
(d) Miss Habersham

12. Why does Charles refuse to go with Gavin?
(a) He is scared
(b) He is afraid the crowd will hurt the women
(c) He is afraid what his mother will say
(d) Gavin is drunk

13. What moment of the story does Charles think back to?
(a) His breakfast that morning
(b) His first meeting with Lucas
(c) The trip to the cemetery
(d) A conversation with Aleck

14. Which brother did Vinson go into business with?
(a) Bryan
(b) Crawford
(c) Peter
(d) Forrest

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the sheriff say sold the gun to Crawford Gowrie?

2. What still might happen to Lucas if he is found guilty?

3. What do the crowd do when they see Vinson's dead body?

4. What is the first thing Charles does when he arrives home?

5. Where does Gavin say the black man is from?

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