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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 39 to 51.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Ron leave the hospital room when he brought Denver to visit Mr. Ballantine?
(a) The room smelled bad.
(b) The image of Mr. Ballantine sick in bed was too much for him.
(c) Mr. Ballantine yelled at him to leave.
(d) Mr. Ballantine's screams were frightening.

2. How did Mr. Ballantine arrive at the mission?
(a) He wandered there on foot.
(b) He was brought by the police.
(c) He was dragged there by Denver.
(d) He was pushed out of a car.

3. When Scott disliked the idea of bringing cigarettes to Mr. Ballantine in the hospital, how did Denver respond?
(a) That Mr. Ballantine deserved some small pleasures.
(b) That he should do it to bless him and not judge him.
(c) That he would do it instead.
(d) That he would break the news to Mr. Ballantine.

4. How is Ron's mother described?
(a) A Texas farm girl who sewed and baked cookies.
(b) A bad-tempered boss who ran the family cotton farm.
(c) A spiritual woman who quoted Scripture.
(d) An artist and sculptor.

5. When Denver learned that Deborah had only days to live, what did he say?
(a) That she was already gone.
(b) That she could go in peace.
(c) That she wasn't leaving until her work was done.
(d) That he must go to her side.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family pet woke Li'l Buddy one night and alerted him to danger in the house?

2. From what material did Big Mama sew her large dresses?

3. What affliction affected Ron's father when Ron was a child?

4. In Chapter 13, Denver looked back on life as a sharecropper. How did he feel at age 18 in a 2-room shack with a bed, table, stove and an outhouse?

5. What fear of Denver's did he overcome at the Cowboy Spring Gathering?

(see the answer key)

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