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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Boon give for Memphis being quiet?
(a) It is Sunday
(b) It is winter
(c) A storm is approaching
(d) People are on holiday

2. Where does Lucius say they are staying in Memphis?
(a) A hotel
(b) A boarding house
(c) A motel
(d) A squat

3. For how long does Lucius think the car can travel?
(a) Ten days
(b) Three days
(c) Four days
(d) Five days

4. Who does Boon say created the bog?
(a) The man with the plow
(b) Lucius
(c) A chain gang
(d) The travelers

5. What do the three men do once they pass Hell Creek?
(a) Eat lunch
(b) Play football
(c) Tell stories
(d) Sleep

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Boon try to pay the man?

2. Who does Miss Reba ask Miss Corrie to ring?

3. How far does Ludus' girlfriend live from town?

4. What does Grandfather accidentally spit out of the car's front window?

5. What color shirt is Ned wearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the elements of virtue and non-virtue that are shown in this chapter?

2. Why does Boon want to kill Ludus?

3. How does Grandfather's purchase of the automobile show him to be a proud man?

4. How does Miss Reba think Sam can assist them?

5. How does Boon persuade Lucius to join him in his plan?

6. How does beginning of Chapter 5 describe the transition between Mississippi and Tennessee?

7. What themes does Chapter 3 introduce?

8. What lies does Lucius tell in Chapter 3?

9. What does Lucius learn about Binford?

10. How does the ploughman persuade Boon to pay him more money?

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