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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As Byron escorts Lena through the crowd in town talking about the fire, what does he not want Lena to hear?
(a) That Miss Burden was murdered
(b) That Hightower was murdered.
(c) That Joe Christmas was murdered.
(d) That Lucas Burch was murdered.

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

4. What does Bobbie do that lets Christmas know that she does not want to marry him?
(a) She slams a door in his face.
(b) She refuses to pack her clothes.
(c) She tells him that she enjoys being a whore.
(d) She throws away his money and screams at him.

5. Why had Hightower originally come to town?
(a) To be the minister of the Presbyterian Church
(b) To be the priest at the Catholic Church
(c) To teach Sunday School
(d) To lead the church choir

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Christmas do when he realizes that the waitress sleeps with other men for money?

3. How does Mr. McEachern punish Christmas in the stable

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

5. Joe begins to work very hard at the farm and soon Mr. McEachern gives him a new _________.

(see the answer key)

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