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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. How much land does Florry own?
(a) 507 acres.
(b) 410 acres.
(c) 715 acres.
(d) 640 acres.

2. How old was Bell when he died?
(a) 40.
(b) 41.
(c) 39.
(d) 42.

3. In Chapter 19, how long has Fielding Wright been governor?
(a) 2 1/2 years.
(b) 11 months.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 8 months.

4. How long do Joel, Florry, and Stella drive after a Christmas brunch in Chapter 12?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 1 1/2 hours.

5. What percent of criminals who were hung for the crimes were black between 1818 and 1940?
(a) 80%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 75%.
(d) 85%.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How often is the local paper, The Ford County Times, published?

3. What does Florry serve Joel to eat in Chapter 7?

4. What class is Joel headed for when he is called to the dean's office?

5. By the time of the Battan Death March, how many men were left from the Twenty-Sixth Cavalry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ernie Dowdle, and what is his job?

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

3. Who is in the church when Pete kills Reverend Bell, and what does Pete do when he sees him?

4. In Chapter 5, what does Florry take to Pete at the jail?

5. How is the burying of Bell handled?

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

7. Why did Nineva resent Liza when she first moved to the Banning home?

8. In Chapter 12, why are Florry, Stella, and Joel not allowed to see Liza?

9. Where does Joel go while the jury deliberates on his father's fate?

10. Why is Errol McLeish interested in Jackie Bell?

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