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

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

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 112 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who is the sheriff bringing to jail?
(a) Carothers Edmunds
(b) Lucas Beachamp
(c) Gavin Stevens
(d) Charles Mallison

2. What does Charles ask Aleck Sander to do?
(a) Find some spades
(b) Saddle up his horse
(c) Get the car keys from his father
(d) Talk to Gavin

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

4. How would Charles leave town?
(a) Catch a train
(b) Take his father's car
(c) Walk
(d) Ride away on his pony

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Gavin think they must wait until to dig up the body?

2. What does Aleck hear coming toward them?

3. What does Lucas want Charles to do?

4. What kind of look does Charles think Lucas has in his eyes?

5. What is Will Legate armed with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what way does Charles think Lucas is different?

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

5. In what way does chapter five show the importance of women in southern American life?

6. Why are the black prisoners so quiet the night Lucas is taken into the prison?

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

8. Why is Lucas not popular with white people in the town?

9. How does chapter five express Charles's need to come of age as a man?

10. Why is Sheriff Hampton so reluctant to react to Charles story about the mule?

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