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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Randall Gerrard?
(a) Mary Jane's boyfriend.
(b) Tom's brother.
(c) Catherine's boss.
(d) Betty's husband.

2. What is Catherine able to tell just by looking at the cotton?
(a) It would make a sad crop.
(b) It would provide a plentiful crop.
(c) It hadn't been tended to properly.
(d) It was being picked prematurely.

3. What is the name of the deputy whose job it is to take pictures of the scene?
(a) Paul.
(b) Percy.
(c) Mike.
(d) Samson.

4. What was Catherine's nickname in college?
(a) Sphinx.
(b) Smiley.
(c) Cat.
(d) Shorty.

5. Who is Catherine?
(a) A minor character in the novel.
(b) The heroine of the novel.
(c) The main character's mother.
(d) The author of the book.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the sheriff choose as the first person to attempt to cross the tenant shack's collapsed porch at the crime scene?

2. What color is the sheriff's car?

3. What does Catherine realize about the dog she saw at the beginning of the novel?

4. What does Catherine assume about the woman whose body she discovered because of the location?

5. Which of the following does NOT describe Tom?

(see the answer key)

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