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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clabe do on Saturday after work?
(a) Takes a bath.
(b) Goes to town.
(c) Gets drunk.
(d) Goes hunting.

2. What does Aunt Becka tell Carrie about the animals in the barn and Christmas?
(a) Her Aunt Becka never said anything about animals and Christmas.
(b) The animals pay homage to Jesus.
(c) The animals don't pay any attention to Christmas.
(d) The animals get sleepy on Christmas Eve.

3. Where do most, or all, of Clabe's earnings go?
(a) To the company store for food.
(b) To his son's college fund.
(c) To the hospital for medical expenses.
(d) To parents to pay their farm mortgage.

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

5. How does C.J.'s grandfather address him?
(a) By his initials.
(b) By his full name.
(c) By his nickname, CinJeff.
(d) He always calls him grandson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is C.J.'s relationship with his grandfather like?

2. How often, according to the company guards, is C.J. allowed to visit the Lloyd family?

3. What does a traveling salesman leave with Carrie's family in March?

4. Why don't the coal companies take Ermel's land?

5. For whom does Clabe go to work?

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