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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. What does Paralee's father say women concentrate on?
(a) Circumstances
(b) Marriage
(c) Love
(d) Their children

2. What does the rider have on the horse with him?
(a) A dead man
(b) A dead animal
(c) They could not see
(d) A rifle

3. What does Charles say Will is reading?
(a) Dashiel Hammet
(b) Das Capital
(c) The funny papers
(d) A newsletter

4. What kind of hat does Lucas wear?
(a) A top hat
(b) A Davy Crotchett hat
(c) A cowboy hat
(d) A beaver hat

5. Where does Aleck Sander eat his breakfast?
(a) The garden
(b) The dining room
(c) The dog house
(d) The kitchen

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Charles afraid the the town folk will lynch Lucas?

2. Who is the sheriff bringing to jail?

3. What does Uncle Gavin say a black man is expected to do in the south?

4. What is Will Legate armed with?

5. Who does Charles go home to speak to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Charles remembers about Lucas from four years ago

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

3. What is the unwritten code of the south when a black man commits a crime against a white man?

4. What is Charles' attitude towards his black servant Aleck Sander?

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

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

7. Why do the town think Lucas is guilty of the murder?

8. Do you think it was unusual for a black man to invite a white boy back to his cabin?

9. Describe the ride to the cemetery.

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

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