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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. When does Gavin think they must wait until to dig up the body?
(a) Midnight
(b) Midday
(c) Dawn
(d) Daylight
2. Who rides the horse from the truck to the cemetery?
(a) Charles
(b) Aleck
(c) Miss Habersham
(d) Gavin
3. How old was Charles when he first met Lucas?
(a) Twelve
(b) Fifteen
(c) Ten
(d) Eleven
4. What does Uncle Gavin and the Sheriff want the boys to do?
(a) Keep an eye on Lucas
(b) Go home
(c) Keep an eye on the cemetary
(d) Go to school
5. Who does Charles ride into town with to see Lucas?
(a) The sheriff
(b) Uncle Gavin
(c) Aleck
(d) Lucas
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is the sheriff reluctant to do anything?
2. What does the rider have on the horse with him?
3. Who does the Sheriff and Uncle Gavin want to sit out in front of the jail?
4. How did Lucas once react to an insult from a white man?
5. On what day does Charles meet Lucas for the second time?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Sheriff Hampton so reluctant to react to Charles story about the mule?
2. Why do the town think Lucas is guilty of the murder?
3. Why does Charles have trouble sleeping?
4. Describe the ride to the cemetery.
5. Describe the painting in Lucas's cabin.
6. What is Uncle Gavin opinion on Lucas' request to dig up the dead body?
7. In what way does Charles think Lucas is different?
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. Why do you think Charles does not argue with Lucas when he pulls him from the water, even though he wants to?
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