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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. Which members of Li'l Buddy's family died when they were trapped in the house?
(a) Big Mama and Cousin Chook.
(b) Ron and Buddy.
(c) Earl and Tommye.
(d) PawPaw and Uncle James.

2. To what danger did the family pet alert Li'l Buddy?
(a) A car that had crashed through the kitchen.
(b) Leaking gas.
(c) A fire.
(d) An explosion in the kitchen.

3. Who did Big Mama and PawPaw raise as their own?
(a) Ron and Deborah.
(b) James, Bobby and Cousin Chook.
(c) Denver, Thurman and Hershalee.
(d) Earl and Tommye.

4. Why did Ron dress differently than the other students when he was college?
(a) He dressed very formally, even on the weekends.
(b) His clothes were tattered and worn because he was so poor.
(c) His mother sewed his clothes from feed sacks.
(d) He dressed flamboyantly in colorful costumes.

5. What did Denver do when he spotted the white boys who he knew would cause trouble if they saw him helping a white woman?
(a) He climbed into the cab of the truck and hid.
(b) He began to walk away quickly.
(c) He stood up so they would not think he was hiding.
(d) He hid behind the wheel, hoping they would not see him.

Short Answer Questions

1. The boy who roped Denver and nearly killed him claimed he was teaching Denver a lesson about what?

2. How did Denver feel about Deborah when he met her?

3. Why did Denver fear that something bad would happen to Deborah?

4. According to the account of Denver's life on the cotton fields in Chapter 1: Denver, what things could Denver claim he actually owned on the plantation?

5. Who was supposed to receive the Dixie cup Ron handed to his teacher by mistake?

(see the answer key)

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