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

2. Which animals footprints does the sheriff discover?
(a) A deer's
(b) A dog's
(c) A mule's
(d) A badger's

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

4. What still might happen to Lucas if he is found guilty?
(a) He could have his hands chopped off
(b) He could hang
(c) He could be put on the electric chair
(d) He could be sentenced for life

5. What does Mr. Gowrie do with his son's dead body?
(a) Buries it in the forest
(b) Throws it in to a lake
(c) Burns it
(d) Takes it home

Short Answer Questions

1. What age had Charles's mother sworn she would allow her son coffee?

2. Who digs the grave?

3. What does Gavin say lynching Lucas would now amount to?

4. What are the two women doing outside the jail?

5. How many boys in the Gowrie family?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In chapter six how does Uncle Gavin calm Charles down enough to take him to the cemetery?

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

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

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

7. What is different between the blacks in the north and the black in the south?

8. In chapter six, in what way does Charles' mother show that she is accepting the fact her son is growing up?

9. Describe Crawford and Vinson's lumber business.

10. Why does the Sheriff think that Lucas could not of killed Vinson?

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