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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Jamie promise to leave the farm?
(a) After he runs out of money.
(b) After the crop is planted.
(c) After the harvest..
(d) After school starts.

2. Who is Henry digging a grave for at the beginning of the book?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His uncle.

3. Where was Laura married?
(a) Biloxi.
(b) Memphis.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Atlanta.

4. What is Jamie doing at the beginning of the book?
(a) Writing an obituary.
(b) Cooking a meal.
(c) Digging a grave.
(d) Attending a funeral.

5. Where does Ronsel hope to go at the end of the book?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Europe.
(c) The northern states.
(d) College.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with the house on the farm?

2. Why does Jamie not go to Greenville?

3. Who killed the dead body at Laura's house?

4. Who almost ran over Ronsel on his way back from town?

5. What kind of family did Laura have growing up?

(see the answer key)

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