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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Byron takes Lena to a _______________ so she can spend the night.
(a) bed and breakfast
(b) boardinghouse
(c) hostel
(d) hotel

2. Where does Hightower now spend all his time?
(a) At the library
(b) Fishing
(c) In seclusion at his home
(d) In a bar

3. Why does Joe Christmas refrain from beating Joe Brown when he could have easily killed him the night in the cabin?
(a) Because Joe Christmas really wants to kill Miss Burden
(b) Because Joe Christmas does not have the heart of a killer
(c) Because Joe Brown overpowers Joe Christmas
(d) Because Joe Brown is Joe Christmas' best friend

4. Where did Mrs. Hightower go on Saturday nights?
(a) Memphis
(b) Out to dinner
(c) Shopping
(d) Choir practice

5. Who does McKinley think is the father of Lena's baby?
(a) Mike Bowers
(b) Larry MacKenzie
(c) Lucas Burch
(d) Carlton Howard

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the answer to #46 discover when he finds Miss Burden?

2. What does Hightower do to supplement his monthly inheritance since he lost his position at the church twenty-five years ago?

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

4. At whose home does Lena spend the night?

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

(see the answer key)

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