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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. Why is Charles so worried about finding the body?
(a) He thinks it will have germs
(b) He thinks the murderer is watching them
(c) He is worried about what his mother will say
(d) He thinks the body will come alive

2. How many sets of footprints are there?
(a) Two
(b) Four
(c) Six
(d) Three

3. What does the sheriff think Jack Montgomerie tried to do before he died?
(a) Score drugs
(b) Dig up Vinson
(c) Kill his killer
(d) Call the police

4. How many faces does Charles dream that the crowd has?
(a) FIve
(b) Hundreds
(c) One
(d) Three

5. What does Charles do after dinner?
(a) Writes an essay
(b) Reads his book
(c) Goes into town
(d) Goes to bed

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the sales barn on a Monday?

2. Who does Charles think about on his way home?

3. Where does Gavin suggest the bodies could be buried?

4. What does Charles make his friends while they wait?

5. Who ends up riding the horse home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Crawford and Vinson's lumber business.

2. Why does Charles hold such respect for Miss Habersham?

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

4. In what way are the Gowrie's only a small step above black people?

5. Why have southern black men not earned freedom in the south?

6. Why do you think Lucas did not tell the full story in the first place?

7. Why do the people surrounding the jail quickly disperse when they arrive with the dead body?

8. Why is Charles so interested in why the black worker is plowing the field?

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

10. Why do you think Charles is so enraged by the behavior of the crowd?

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