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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Shadow of Death, The Shed, the Diviner, Beginnings, Middles, and Ends, and The Rattler.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes the Missouri sheriff to want to double-check the identity of the person being buried?
(a) The name on the headstone.
(b) The clothes on the body.
(c) The attitude of the mourners.
(d) The weight of the coffin.

2. Where is the hidden compartment where Shady hides Jinx?
(a) Behind the bed.
(b) In the stockroom.
(c) In the floor.
(d) In the bar.

3. Why does Mrs. Larkin object to Ned?
(a) She doesn't like the way Ned looks at her daughter.
(b) She doesn't like the way Ned talks to her.
(c) She doesn't know Ned's family history.
(d) She doesn't like the way Ned dresses.

4. What does Abilene say in her telegram to her father?
(a) That she is ill and dying.
(b) That she is running away.
(c) That she is planning to kill herself.
(d) That she is joining the military.

5. What weapon does Uncle Finn use to threaten Jinx?
(a) A knife.
(b) A club.
(c) A gun.
(d) A bottle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who killed Junior?

2. How big is the catfish Jinx brings home to Shady?

3. How does Abilene clean herself after leaving the train?

4. Where does the sheriff say the murderer his brother-in-law is looking for might be?

5. Who is telling passersby about the victory quilt?

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