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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 Otis say he ran in Arkansas?
(a) A theater
(b) A bordello
(c) A peep show
(d) A market stall

2. What name does Corrie say she will now use in her new life?
(a) Rose
(b) Daisy
(c) Everbe
(d) Joanne

3. What does Parsham take Lucius to do after dinner?
(a) Golf
(b) Fish
(c) Hunt
(d) Ride a horse

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

5. What is the name of the opposing horse?
(a) Akron
(b) Akropolis
(c) Dark Horse
(d) Argonaut

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Butch ask Lycurgus to bring him?

2. What has Ned named the horse?

3. What does Parsham teach Lucius to do in this chapter?

4. What does Butch assume Ned cannot do?

5. Who escorts Corrie back to town?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What information does Lycurgus give Lucius in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

6. What is Ned's plan in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

10. How can Lightning win the race?

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