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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter 8," where does David spend most of his free time?
(a) In the upstairs room.
(b) Near the radio.
(c) In town.
(d) At the drugstore.

2. What does David do at the end of "Chapter 9"?
(a) Meets someone for coffee in town.
(b) Buys a train ticket.
(c) Buries the preacher.
(d) Eats lunch.

3. What does David say happened to him when Bruce and his friends found him crying?
(a) They beat him up.
(b) They tossed him in the river.
(c) They took him home.
(d) They told his dad.

4. Who does David consider writing to while on the train?
(a) Aunt Mae.
(b) The preacher.
(c) A college.
(d) A local newspaper.

5. Where does David dig a grave for his mother?
(a) Under the porch.
(b) Under the pines.
(c) On the other side of the river.
(d) In the middle of the crops.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Watkins say David is a troublemaker?

2. Why does David say he likes the porch on his new house in "Chapter 2"?

3. At the end of "Chapter 5," what does David realize about himself?

4. What first attracts David to Jo Lynne?

5. Where is Mr. Farney from originally?

(see the answer key)

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