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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 had happened to Mr. Poleymus' wife the previous year?
(a) She was raped
(b) She had a heart attack
(c) She suffered a stroke
(d) She was in a train accident

2. What does Boon complain about that Corrie is not doing in this chapter?
(a) Cooking for the men
(b) Attending to his sexual needs
(c) Laughing
(d) Entertaining the men

3. What do Sam and Boon use to force the car forward?
(a) Crow bars
(b) Their feet
(c) Poles
(d) Rope

4. Who does Ned have with him?
(a) Grandfather
(b) Boon
(c) Lightning
(d) Miss Corrie

5. Whose voice does Lucius hear in the yard when he wakes?
(a) His father's
(b) Boon's
(c) Ned's
(d) His grandfather's

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Boon in awe of Lucius in this chapter?

2. How large is the gap between the carriage and the car?

3. What name does Corrie say she will now use in her new life?

4. What does Lucius say he plans to do with the money he earns?

5. What reason does Lucius give for hating Miss Corrie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Corrie's character symbolize about women during the early 1900s in southern America?

2. Describe the character of Butch.

3. How does Ned train the horse?

4. How did Otis and his aunt extort Miss Corrie?

5. How did the constable react to the fight between Butch and Boon?

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

7. In what way has Lucius matured since the beginning of the novel?

8. In what way does Boon show a lack of understanding for Corrie in Chapter 9?

9. How do the characters get the horse onto the train in Chapter 7?

10. How does Chapter 9 express themes of deception and abuse of power?

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