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This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 112 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

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

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of animal does Mr. Edmunds invite Charles to hunt?
(a) Deer
(b) Rabbits
(c) Badgers
(d) Foxes

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are they going to transport the body back to the truck?

2. What day do they bury the murdered man?

3. What does Charles notice about the roads?

4. What kind of hat does Lucas wear?

5. Where does Charles buy the tobacco?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Miss Habersham help Lucas out?

2. Describe how even in prison the white man is given precedent over the black man.

3. Why do you think Charles does not argue with Lucas when he pulls him from the water, even though he wants to?

4. What is significant about the man on the mule in chapter four?

5. In what way in chapter five does Uncle Gavin take control of the situation?

6. In what way does Charles show he is the epiphany of a southern gentleman in chapter four?

7. In what way does Charles become obsessed by the incident?

8. In what way does chapter five express the segregation between black and white people?

9. Why do you think Lucas does not discourage Gavin from giving him a version of his own story?

10. What is Uncle Gavin opinion on Lucas' request to dig up the dead body?

(see the answer keys)

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