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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 does Charles refuse to go with Gavin?
(a) Gavin is drunk
(b) He is afraid the crowd will hurt the women
(c) He is afraid what his mother will say
(d) He is scared

2. What does the sheriff find in the ditch?
(a) Mule hair
(b) A cowboy hat
(c) A mound
(d) A gun

3. What age had Charles's mother sworn she would allow her son coffee?
(a) 18
(b) 16
(c) 21
(d) 24

4. Who digs up the grave?
(a) The black prisoners
(b) Mr Gowrie
(c) The sherrif
(d) Mr. Gowrie's sons

5. What did Lucas alway wear when he went into town?
(a) His grandfather's jacket
(b) His gold cufflinks
(c) His pocket watch
(d) His pistol

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Miss Habersham suggest they leave the horse?

2. Why does Charles think his father is so angry?

3. Where do the group find Vinson's body?

4. What does Miss Habersham need while she is standing guard at the jail?

5. What does Charles see a black man doing in a field?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Gavin think Vinson Gowrie is buried in quicksand?

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

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

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

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

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

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