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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Temple spend time with at the plantation?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Max.
(c) Aggie.
(d) Sadie.

2. What has Stevens proven by his recent behavior?
(a) He is an upper class snob.
(b) He has epilepsy.
(c) He has not been to college.
(d) He cannot drink like a gentleman.

3. Where does Temple wake up?
(a) A crib of cotton hulls.
(b) A hay loft.
(c) A large bedroom.
(d) A cellar.

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

5. What did the authorities do regarding Goodwin?
(a) They destroyed his still.
(b) They razed his barn.
(c) They dug up his basement.
(d) They torched the house.

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

7. Which relative does Benbow's sister care for?
(a) Big Sam.
(b) Uncle Martin.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Miss Jenny.

8. What does Temple encounter that terrifies her?
(a) A rat.
(b) A lynched man.
(c) A cut phone cord.
(d) A hatchet in the door.

9. Which of the men hits on Temple?
(a) Sam.
(b) Van.
(c) Goodwin.
(d) Tommy.

10. What kind of songs does the Negro prisoner sing?
(a) Great Depression songs.
(b) Pop songs.
(c) Show tunes.
(d) Spirituals.

11. Where has Goodwin stashed his money?
(a) In moonshine jugs.
(b) Inside an old mattress.
(c) Buried in the backyard.
(d) Buried in the barn.

12. Who is Benbow's wife?
(a) Sadie.
(b) Emilie.
(c) Adele.
(d) Belle.

13. Which of the men continues to paw at Temple?
(a) Goodwin.
(b) Popeye.
(c) Van.
(d) Tommy.

14. What food does Belle like to eat?
(a) Turnips.
(b) Grits.
(c) Shrimp.
(d) Peaches.

15. Who is Benbow's sister?
(a) Madeline.
(b) Evie.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Narcissa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the current beau of Benbow's sister?

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

3. What does the person in #31 call Temple?

4. Where do Popeye and Benbow encounter each other?

5. What advice does Ruby give to Temple?

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