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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Temple do with her dress?
(a) Hangs it in the closet.
(b) Washes it and hangs it to dry.
(c) Lays it out to avoid wrinkles.
(d) Folds it and places it on the dresser.

2. Where does Temple end up in the plantation?
(a) In a hay loft.
(b) Alone in a single room.
(c) In a cellar.
(d) In the woodshed.

3. What does Temple desperately need on this night?
(a) Food.
(b) Comfort.
(c) A phone.
(d) Sleep.

4. What frustrates Benbow about Goodwin?
(a) He antagonizes the guards.
(b) He tells his cell mate too much.
(c) He won't see him.
(d) He refuses to talk.

5. What decision does Benbow make that displeases Narcissa?
(a) To date a younger woman.
(b) To abandon his practice.
(c) To become a preacher.
(d) To move into the family home.

6. In what state does the story in SANCTUARY begin?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Colorado.

7. Goodwin tells Ruby to call __________________.
(a) the neighbor.
(b) the sheriff's office.
(c) the hospital.
(d) the grocer.

8. What town does Benbow need to reach by dark?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Lake City.
(d) Tupelo.

9. Why do Gowan and Temple get stranded at the plantation?
(a) They run out of gas.
(b) They have a flat tire.
(c) They stop to ask for directions.
(d) They have a car accident.

10. In what month of the year does SANCTUARY begin?
(a) February.
(b) December.
(c) May.
(d) August.

11. Why did Benbow leave his wife?
(a) She had an affair.
(b) She refused to have children.
(c) She was wearing makeup against his wishes.
(d) He just got tired of her.

12. What does Benbow challenge Popeye to do?
(a) Swim across the river.
(b) Hold his breath for five minutes.
(c) Run a marathon.
(d) Name an unseen bird.

13. What does Temple eventually realize about the men at the plantation?
(a) They are all over 60.
(b) They plan to rape her.
(c) They are doing drugs.
(d) They are migrant workers.

14. Who attacks Temple in the cotton crib?
(a) Goodwin.
(b) Popeye.
(c) Van.
(d) Murphy.

15. Who takes away Temple's raincoat?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Stevens.
(c) Popeye.
(d) Goodwin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Popeye introduce Benbow to the men at Old Frenchman Place?

2. Other than Goodwin, who else knows the truth about the murder?

3. Which relative does Benbow's sister care for?

4. Who does Temple spend time with at the plantation?

5. What is the fate of the Negro prisoner?

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