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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The sheriff has his men beat a Negro so that he will them what?
(a) That no one would ever hurt Miss Burden
(b) That Miss Burden was crazy
(c) That Christmas and Brown lived in the cabin
(d) That Miss Burden had a lot of enemies

2. Why is Joe ashamed when he places an order for pie and coffee?
(a) He is too young to drink coffee.
(b) He spills the coffee on his shirt.
(c) He stutters when he talks.
(d) He does not have enough money.

3. This chapter goes back in time to provide the reader with information about events. This technique is called _________________.
(a) chronological manipulation
(b) flashback
(c) plot reversal
(d) timeline redux

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

5. Why do the townspeople virtually ignore Miss Burden?
(a) Because she associates with Negroes
(b) Because she never married
(c) Because she is more intelligent than any of them
(d) Because she is too eccentric

Short Answer Questions

1. Who befriends Hightower after twenty years of his seclusion?

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

3. What does Brown give to the Negro boy in the woods?

4. What is the demeanor of the answer to #13?

5. Why does Christmas quit his job at the mill?

(see the answer key)

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