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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, Spelling Bee.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Reverend Philadelphia Thrower know about Cavil Planter?
(a) The name of the mother that stole away Cavil's first baby's name was Hagar.
(b) All of these.
(c) He had produced twenty-six living gifts to God.
(d) He was a man who did the Lords' work.

2. What did Dolores' hands look like?
(a) Ashen sticks.
(b) Crabs.
(c) Dead spiders.
(d) Dead crabs.

3. What was to happen in the ballroom downstairs?
(a) Their daughter was to have her first dance with her husband there.
(b) All of these.
(c) Their daughters were to meet their beaux there.
(d) Their sons were to meet their ladies there.

4. What did Alvin hear?
(a) A bird's song.
(b) Crickets chirping.
(c) A bird's wings through the air.
(d) Toads croaking.

5. What "lie" did Alvin tell his new master, Makepeace Smith?
(a) That he befriended a bear that gave him a ride from Vigor Church.
(b) That Alvin had befriended the Prophet.
(c) That he ran from the town of Vigor Church.
(d) That Alvin befriended Ta-Kumsaw.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way was Peggy and Mistress Modesty both not a part of the masquerade?

2. What did Dolores and Cavil fear?

3. What did Old Peg Guester name the Black boy-baby?

4. Why did Alvin shake Horace Guester's hand gladly?

5. What was the first thing Alvin said without anger?

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