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

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

3. Which one of the Gowrie clan is a draft dodger?
(a) Vinson
(b) Bryan
(c) Forrest
(d) Crawford

4. What was the name of Vinson's uncle?
(a) Sudley Workitt
(b) Jackie Franklin
(c) Frank Spencer
(d) Davis Gowrie

5. What does Charles see a black man doing in a field?
(a) Shooting a white man
(b) Plowing
(c) Smoking
(d) Running

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mr. Gowrie not want to dig up his son's grave?

2. Who digs at the mound?

3. Who does the sheriff say sold the gun to Crawford Gowrie?

4. Which animals footprints does the sheriff discover?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Charles think Lucas was not lynched?

2. What is Uncle Gavin's take on the civil rights struggle in the South?

3. Describe the Gowrie clan

4. Why do you think Mr. Gowrie asks his sons to dig up Vince's grave?

5. Why did the Gowrie's not lynch Lucas behind the store?

6. How do Gavin and the Sheriff plan to catch Crawford?

7. How is the sheriff proven wrong in chapter six?

8. How does Aleck Sander show his bravery during the trip back from the cemetery?

9. Why is Charles' father so angry?

10. Why do you think Charles is so struck by Mr. Gowrie's grief?

(see the answer keys)

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