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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 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 stolen money from his Bible
(d) That Byron has quit his job and left town without saying goodbye

2. What does Christmas do as he stands underneath Miss Burden's bedroom window?
(a) He serenades her.
(b) He throws rocks at her window.
(c) He yells obscenities at her.
(d) He strips himself of the undergarment he wears.

3. What does Christmas trade a black woman for when he is on the run?
(a) money
(b) shoes
(c) food
(d) a Bible

4. Where does Christmas go when he escapes from jail and where he is eventually killed?
(a) The sawmill
(b) The restaurant
(c) Hightower's house
(d) Miss Burden's house

5. What does Lena carry to prevent them from getting dirty?
(a) Her shoes
(b) Her gloves
(c) Her raincoat
(d) Her boots

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Bobbie?

2. Where did Mrs. Hightower go on Saturday nights?

3. What is Joe Christmas' biggest secret?

4. Who is Lena's brother?

5. What does Byron do when he returns to town?

(see the answer key)

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