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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Dying Breath, Miss Sadie's Divining Parlor, Day of Reckoning, and The Jungle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How big is the catfish Jinx brings home to Shady?
(a) Ten pounds.
(b) Fifteen pounds.
(c) Twenty pounds.
(d) Five pounds.

2. What ride does Ned want to go on with Pearl Ann?
(a) The carousel.
(b) The tilt-a-whirl.
(c) The ferris wheel.
(d) The swing ride.

3. Why do the townspeople want the same land Devlin want?
(a) They want to build a place for workers to live and grow food.
(b) They want to start their own competing mine.
(c) They want to drive Devlin out of business.
(d) They want leverage to get Devlin to treat workers better.

4. Who is telling passersby about the victory quilt?
(a) Mrs. Clayton.
(b) Pearl Ann's mother.
(c) Sister Redempta.
(d) Miss Sadie.

5. What did Stucky Cybulskis write in the senior classroom?
(a) A quotation.
(b) A poem.
(c) A joke.
(d) A thesis statement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease is spreading through the country in 1918?

2. What is Billy Clayton doing, when Abilene runs across him?

3. Who arrives in town along with Devlin and Burton when they return?

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

5. What happened to Shady's former church?

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