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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 to 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Denver recalled stories from his childhood about black men being fed to a gator for doing what?
(a) Stealing cotton and selling it in town.
(b) Helping a stranded white woman with car trouble.
(c) Robbing the Man.
(d) Looking at a white woman.

2. How many boys were there in the group that nearly killed Denver?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

3. How did Denver finally make his escape from life on the cotton fields to being homeless in Fort Worth, Texas?
(a) He simply walked away after having a bad day.
(b) He hitched a ride from a migrant worker.
(c) The Man died and Denver left in his car.
(d) He jumped on the train near the highway.

4. What did Deborah witness a large black man complaining about being stolen from him?
(a) His car keys.
(b) His suitcase.
(c) His shoes.
(d) His Bible.

5. For what reasons did Ron decide that Granddaddy was "the Man"?
(a) He hired blacks and whites to work for him, but fed the whites at the farmhouse and the blacks at the grocery store.
(b) He was in debt at the company store and could not make a profit on his land.
(c) He came from "old money."
(d) Because Uncle James told him so.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Denver do when he spotted the white boys who he knew would cause trouble if they saw him helping a white woman?

2. What was the name of the mean teacher who punished Ron for his honest mistake?

3. What did Chef Jim receive for his cooking?

4. Where did Ron endure his teacher's cruel punishment?

5. In Chapter 2: Ron, Ron recalls a humiliating experience as a child. What honest mistake did Ron make with his teacher?

(see the answer key)

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