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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men hear in the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) A wolf.
(b) Someone crying.
(c) A gunshot.
(d) A firetruck.

2. What is Elijah's role in the story?
(a) He is a narrator and a gossip.
(b) He helps Joe through hard times.
(c) He tries to encourage others to stop gossiping.
(d) He gives advice to Spunk.

3. Whose partner does Spunk seduce?
(a) No one's.
(b) Elijah's.
(c) Joe's.
(d) Walter's.

4. What does Lena say about the house she lives in now?
(a) It belongs to her.
(b) She hates it.
(c) It is lonely.
(d) She would never, ever leave it.

5. Who does Spunk send home in Chapter 2?
(a) Walter.
(b) Joe.
(c) The bobcat.
(d) Lena.

6. How does Joe's size compare to Spunk's?
(a) They are about the same size.
(b) He is much smaller.
(c) Joe is much fatter.
(d) Joe is taller than Spunk, but not stronger.

7. How can Spunk's clothes best be described?
(a) Flashy.
(b) Ill-fitting.
(c) Well-sewn.
(d) Ragged.

8. Why does Lena totally reject Joe?
(a) He leaves her for another woman.
(b) He loses his job.
(c) He is an invalid.
(d) He refuses to fight for her.

9. Which character is described as a giant, brown-skinned man?
(a) Spunk.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Joe.
(d) Walter.

10. What instrument does Spunk play?
(a) Trumpet.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Piano.
(d) Saxophone.

11. Why do Walter and Elijah feel sorry for Joe?
(a) Because he is helpless.
(b) Because he cannot work.
(c) Because he is too tall.
(d) Because his wife has died.

12. Why is Spunk seen as a hero?
(a) He wears a cape.
(b) He saved a woman's life.
(c) He has killed several men.
(d) He isn't afraid of anything.

13. Where does Spunk lead the men in Chapter 2?
(a) The woods.
(b) To the bar.
(c) To the Bradley house.
(d) To his childhood home.

14. How long is Spunk's trial?
(a) Very short.
(b) Several years.
(c) There was no trial.
(d) It is unclear.

15. Who comes out from the woods in Chapter 2?
(a) Elijah.
(b) Spunk.
(c) Lena.
(d) Joe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shoots Joe?

2. Who lies dead, in Chapter 2?

3. From what perspective is Chapter 2 told?

4. How can the community where this story takes place be described?

5. What is the major topic of gossip in Chapter 1?

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