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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 does Parsham teach Lucius to do in this chapter?
(a) Shoot a gun
(b) Play golf
(c) Talk to women
(d) Drive the mules of the buggy

2. Where has Otis been found?
(a) At the racetrack
(b) At the Parsham farm
(c) At the bordello
(d) In a bar

3. What strange word does Otis introduce to Lucius in this chapter?
(a) Pugnuckling
(b) Lidlefun
(c) Luderamming
(d) Rumpledowdy

4. What does Ned ask Lucius for at the end of the chapter?
(a) A bottle of water
(b) A tobacco sack
(c) Gum
(d) A gun

5. What do Lucius and Ned use to travel to the pasture?
(a) A buggy
(b) Roller skates
(c) A mule
(d) A tractor

Short Answer Questions

1. Who escorts Corrie back to town?

2. What does Otis say he ran in Arkansas?

3. What does Butch ask Lycurgus to bring him?

4. Why did Boon attack Butch?

5. Who does Boon yell for Lucius to go and see?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the appearance of Grandfather give the story a sense of dread?

2. Describe what has happened between Butch, Boon, and Everbe.

3. Describe the character of Butch.

4. How can Lightning win the race?

5. How does Ned train the horse?

6. How does Lucius show his maturation as a young adult in this chapter?

7. In what way does Chapter 8 show the immense pride of the novel's black characters?

8. In what way does the content in this chapter show Lucius as still a child?

9. What differences does Chapter 11 show between Butch and the constable?

10. Describe Otis.

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