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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jimmie go to Verona?
(a) To work.
(b) To visit family.
(c) To attend a party.
(d) To meet a friend.

2. Why do Jimmie and Mort ride on cows?
(a) To escape from the police.
(b) To reach Brentwood more quickly.
(c) To hide their tracks.
(d) To give their legs a rest.

3. What is Mrs. Healy holding when Jimmie enters the house?
(a) A baby.
(b) Knitting needles.
(c) A gun.
(d) A basket.

4. What does Jimmie think of Gilda?
(a) She is old.
(b) She is pretty.
(c) She smells.
(d) She is stupid.

5. What year is it at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1422.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role does Rev. Neville offer Jimmy at his new church?

2. What does Mort do at the holy place?

3. Who does Jimmie want to kill instead of Mr. Newby?

4. Why are the women appalled at Gilda in Chapter 7?

5. What kinds of blacks does the constable like?

(see the answer key)

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