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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Christmas sell in order to buy a new suit?
(a) Some antique farm equipment
(b) Some old coins
(c) His stamp collection
(d) A heifer

2. Why does Mr. McEachern then go to church?
(a) To set up the hymnals for the next day's services
(b) To expiate his sins
(c) To ask God to rid him of the burden of Christmas.
(d) To ask God for help in raising Christmas

3. Christmas walks into the woods and reaches a point by a small stream where he ___________________.
(a) goes swimming
(b) whittles for awhile
(c) builds a fire and takes a nap
(d) goes fishing

4. The story transitions from an eight-year-old Christmas to Christmas at ___________________.
(a) fourteen-years-old
(b) eighteen-years-old
(c) twenty-years-old
(d) ten-years-old

5. What does Christmas do on the side without telling Miss Burden?
(a) Sells drugs
(b) Takes art classes
(c) Sells whiskey
(d) Sees other women

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hightower now spend all his time?

2. How did Mrs. Hightower die?

3. What do the townspeople do after Mrs. Hightower's death?

4. What does Mr. McEachern want Christmas to do?

5. What happens after Miss Burden opens up about her family history?

(see the answer key)

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