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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 8, Late In the Night When the Fires Are Out, A Boy On A Horse.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Jeremiah, Swede, and Reuben spend the night the first night that Davy is in jail?
(a) At their house.
(b) At the DeCuellers'.
(c) At Dr. Nokes'.
(d) A motel.

2. How many men in the following days show up at the courthouse armed with old guns to join the posse searching for Davy?
(a) 50 men.
(b) 30 men.
(c) 25 men.
(d) 45 men.

3. What does Reuben see in a dream that wakes him after the goose hunt?
(a) A dead horse.
(b) Buzzards.
(c) A snake.
(d) A dead wolf.

4. What type of pie does Mrs. DeCuellar serve for breakfast?
(a) Apple.
(b) Strawberry.
(c) Pumpkin.
(d) Peach.

5. Who does Reuben talk to in the kitchen when Rev. Johnny Latt is preaching?
(a) Mollie Pritchard.
(b) Abby Martin.
(c) Bethany Orchard.
(d) Becca Phillips.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns the hundred-acre wood lot at the edge of Roofing?

2. How far is August Shultz's place from Reuben's home?

3. What is the name of the sheriff who brings the news of Davy's escape?

4. How long has Reuben been without a breath when his father comes into the delivery room?

5. What time does the sheriff come to tell the DeCuellars and Lands that Davy broke out of jail?

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