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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, where does Joel go for Thanksgiving?
(a) Boston.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Kentucky.

2. In Chapter 3, how old is Joel Banning?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 19.
(d) 21.

3. In Chapter 16 during the first deliberations, how many jurors cannot bring themselves to vote in favor of death for Pete?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

4. How many days of ceremonies are held in Chapter 6 for Bell?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

5. At the end of Chapter 24, where was an 18-year-old soldier from Clanton killed?
(a) North Africa.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) Germany.
(d) Philippines.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much weight had Pete lost by the beginning of Chapter 25?

2. When did the Banning family receive notice that Pete had been captured and was presumed dead?

3. How long after the death of her husband does Jackie Bell move to her parents' home with her children?

4. By Thanksgiving, how many times has the cotton been picked?

5. When is Pete sentenced to die in the electric chair in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how does Joel justify disobeying his father?

2. In Chapter 10, what information does Wilbanks discover about Bell that may help Pete's case?

3. In Chapter 2, what written instructions does Pete give Nineva to give Florry?

4. How did Pete and Liza meet?

5. How is the burying of Bell handled?

6. Where do Joel and Stella meet in Chapter 11, and where are they going?

7. How and why did Pete and Liza marry?

8. In Chapter 6, what would the Japanese do if they found anything from Japan when they searched their prisoners, and why did they act that way?

9. Where did Pete go when he was called up for the war?

10. Who start arriving before Pete's execution and why?

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