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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ode to the Rattler, Drawing Straws, Miss Sadie's Diving Parlor and Distribution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the sheriff's brother-in-law live?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Pennsylvania.

2. Does the boy accept Jinx's trade?
(a) No, at first the boy accepts, but then he changes his mind.
(b) Yes, but the boy gets Jins to add something to the trade.
(c) Yes, the boy trades for what Jinx offers.
(d) No, the boy rejects Jiinx's trade immediately.

3. What is the subject of Stucky Cybulskis' writing?
(a) The Rattler.
(b) Miss Sadie.
(c) The woods.
(d) Shady's liquor.

4. What does Miss Sadie wish Mrs. Larkin's life will be as long as?
(a) The hem of her dress.
(b) The hair on her chin.
(c) The smoke from her chimney.
(d) The reach of her tongue.

5. Who talks to Abilene about the embarrassment of foreign names?
(a) The sheriff.
(b) The post office clerk.
(c) The butcher.
(d) The barber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Sadie assume when Abilene comes to the house?

2. When Jinx first appears in the story, what is he doing?

3. What loud noise interrupts Jinx's argument with the boy?

4. How do the girls get into the school to search for Stucky's writing?

5. Where are Jinx and Shady headed when they run into the sheriff on September 1, 1918?

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