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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the sheriff think Jack Montgomerie tried to do before he died?
(a) Kill his killer
(b) Dig up Vinson
(c) Score drugs
(d) Call the police

2. Which animals footprints does the sheriff discover?
(a) A mule's
(b) A dog's
(c) A deer's
(d) A badger's

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

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

5. Why does Charles think his father is so angry?
(a) He is mean, bitter and racist
(b) He has no control over the situation
(c) He is tired
(d) He has stomach cramps

6. How many sets of footprints are there?
(a) Three
(b) Six
(c) Two
(d) Four

7. What does Gavin tell Charles never to stop doing?
(a) Fighting for his beliefs
(b) Learning about life
(c) Loving his family
(d) Going to school

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

9. Who digs at the mound?
(a) The sheriff
(b) The twins
(c) Charles
(d) The hound dog

10. Who does Charles think about on his way home?
(a) Lucas
(b) Uncle Gavin
(c) His mother
(d) Miss Habersham

11. Who is the youngest of the Gowrie boys?
(a) Crawford
(b) Forrest
(c) Bryan
(d) Vinson

12. What people does Charles notice are not on the streets?
(a) White people
(b) Black people
(c) Children
(d) Women

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

14. Where does Gavin suggest the bodies could be buried?
(a) Under a patio
(b) In the desert
(c) In the woods
(d) In the mountains

15. What did Lucas alway wear when he went into town?
(a) His grandfather's jacket
(b) His pocket watch
(c) His pistol
(d) His gold cufflinks

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Crawford bet Lucas that his gun would not shoot?

2. Why did Miss Habersham suggest they leave the horse?

3. Why is Charles so worried about finding the body?

4. What do the twins find in the pine coffin?

5. Why does Charles think that Lucas was not lynched immediately?

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