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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Benbow think about Goodwin's behavior?
(a) He is possibly guilty.
(b) He is probably guilty.
(c) He is protecting someone.
(d) He is guilty as sin.

2. Who breaks up a fight between Popeye, Van and Stevens?
(a) Goodwin.
(b) Tommy.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Sam.

3. What does the person in #31 advise Temple to do?
(a) Straighten her hair.
(b) Quit smoking.
(c) Get her Masters Degree.
(d) Leave the plantation before nightfall.

4. Which of the following does Stevens NOT suffer as a result of the big fight?
(a) Eye swollen shut.
(b) Broken arm.
(c) Fat lip.
(d) Bloody all over.

5. Who is the current beau of Benbow's sister?
(a) James Hall.
(b) Charles Maslow.
(c) Martin Simpson.
(d) Gowan Stevens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Temple eventually realize about the men at the plantation?

2. What does Benbow refuse to do with the house he and his sister own?

3. Who continues to watch out for Temple?

4. What frustrates Benbow about Goodwin?

5. What is Temple's father's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Temple's family situation and why does that alienate Ruby?

2. Who is arrested for murder and how does he hamper his own defense?

3. What behavior do the men at the plantation exhibit that frightens Temple?

4. How does Temple try to protect herself while at the plantation?

5. What is the nature of Goodwin's whiskey operation?

6. What reason does Ruby give Benbow for why she does not return to Memphis?

7. How do Benbow and Narcissa differ in their opinions on what should happen to the old family home?

8. Who is Benbow and what is his objective for needing to cross the spring?

9. Why does Popeye feel the need to assert himself in every situation and why is he a powerful person in the operation?

10. Who is Ruby and how does Benbow meet her?

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