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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to C.J.'s grandfather?
(a) He dies of a heart attack.
(b) He is moved to Virginia.
(c) He is murdered.
(d) His legs are broken.

2. Why did Rosa cry as a child?
(a) For a butterfly she accidentally harmed.
(b) When she broke her arm.
(c) When her brother left for war.
(d) Because her mother died.

3. For what does Clabe's family look when walking in the woods?
(a) Wild greens.
(b) Wild pigs.
(c) Mushrooms.
(d) Squirrels and opossums.

4. For what does Rondal's mother want him in relation to Kerwin?
(a) To help her teach Kerwin run the family farm.
(b) To help Kerwin stay in school.
(c) To help her keep Kerwin from getting married to Pricie.
(d) To help her keep Kerwin out of the mines.

5. What does Carrie call her grandmother?
(a) Grandmama.
(b) Nana.
(c) Aunt Nana.
(d) Aunt Jane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rondal think a union organizer is more important than a doctor?

2. For what does C.J. praise Isom?

3. What does Rondal ask the United Mineworkers for in a letter?

4. To what does the word snake refer when Clabe uses it when pointing at his paycheck?

5. Who does the coal company doctor refuse to treat?

(see the answer key)

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