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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the old man do when he hears that Christmas has killed a white woman?
(a) He beats him with a stick.
(b) He offers him refuge in his home.
(c) He provides bail.
(d) He visits Christmas in jail.

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

3. Where does the janitor take Christmas?
(a) To the movies
(b) To a ballgame
(c) To church
(d) To a different orphanage

4. Whose services does Christmas use many times over the years?
(a) Plumbers
(b) Dry cleaners
(c) Electricians
(d) Prositutes

5. What does Hightower learn when he returns to town?
(a) That Byron wants to see Christmas hanged
(b) That Byron has admitted to murdering Miss Burden
(c) That Byron has quit his job and left town without saying goodbye
(d) That Byron has stolen money from his Bible

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where is Christmas finally able to relax and sleep?

5. What does the old man holler out while waiting on the train to Jefferson?

(see the answer key)

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