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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Byron not tell Lena that Joe Brown is actually Lucas Burch?
(a) Because he wants her to like him.
(b) Because he wants Lena to return home.
(c) Because he does not want her making a fool of herself in front of the whole town.
(d) Because he wants Lena to stop poking around in things that are not her business.

2. How did Mrs. Hightower die?
(a) She was in a car accident.
(b) She took an overdose of sleeping pills.
(c) She had a heart attack.
(d) She either fell or jumped from a Memphis hotel room.

3. Who has been living in the cabin on the Burden property?
(a) Lena and Lucas Burch
(b) Joe Christmas and Joe Brown
(c) Lena and Joe Brown
(d) Lena and Joe Christmas

4. In the morning, Christmas returns to the cabin and dresses in _____________________.
(a) suit pants, white shirt and bow tie
(b) sweats
(c) t-shirt and jeans
(d) formal suit and suspenders

5. What does Byron tell Hightower has happened at the Burden house?
(a) A room has been added
(b) A fire
(c) A big party
(d) A drug raid

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mrs. Hightower go on Saturday nights?

2. Who does the dietician approach to exact her revenge on Christmas?

3. How many days pass before Christmas is returned to the orphanage?

4. Why does Christmas feel that something powerful is taking over his body and something irreversible is about to happen?

5. What does Christmas do when he returns to the spring?

(see the answer key)

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