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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: "Lies" Pages 62-78.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rupert supposed to be doing on the day that the murder occurs?
(a) Cutting wood.
(b) Plowing a field.
(c) Running errands in town.
(d) Buying cattle.

2. When do the boys plan to go to the police?
(a) Never.
(b) As soon as they return to town.
(c) In the morning.
(d) After dinner.

3. In describing the boys on their way back to town, what does the narrator say they are like?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Adults.
(c) Animals.
(d) Stones.

4. Where does Mrs. Quinn discover blood after she has finished cleaning her shoes and the floor?
(a) Her clothing.
(b) The yard.
(c) The rocking chair.
(d) The porch.

5. As she becomes more ill, Mrs. Quinn becomes "capricious" about her food (49). What does this mean she does?
(a) Refuses to eat because the thinks the food is poisoned or tainted.
(b) Expects everything to be cooked to a very high standard.
(c) Picks at her food and eats almost nothing.
(d) Changes her mind for very little reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is ironic about the future that the story implies Enid is heading for?

2. What job does Cece take over for his mother when he gets home?

3. What dessert does Bud get in trouble for picking at before dinner?

4. What does Mrs. Quinn say Rupert was "wasting the time" doing after the murder (58)?

5. What does the overgrown plant life sometimes cause to happen at Jutland?

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