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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Christmas finds that Miss Burden's behavior is like that of a what?
(a) preacher's wife
(b) virgin
(c) nymphomaniac
(d) whore

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

3. Who does the dietician approach to exact her revenge on Christmas?
(a) the janitor
(b) the math teacher
(c) the school nurse
(d) the principal

4. What does the sheriff tell Byron he will do?
(a) Provide extra protection for Lena in the cabin
(b) Send Joe Brown/Lucas Burch to the cabin that night
(c) Give Byron a ride to the train station
(d) Let Byron talk to Christmas about the murder

5. What does Mrs. Hines reveal to Hightower?
(a) That Christmas is the bastard son of their deceased daughter, Milly
(b) That she has never been to Jefferson before
(c) That she would like to lead a choir someday
(d) That she respects his position in the community

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the dietician offer Christmas as a bribe?

2. The baby's first cry also has a strong emotional release for Byron. Why?

3. What does Christmas do as he stands underneath Miss Burden's bedroom window?

4. Where does the stranger take Christmas?

5. What does Byron Bunch tell Hightower he is going to do with the cabin on Miss Burden's property?

(see the answer key)

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