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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to see Prentiss in Chapter 20 posing as his cousin?
(a) Clementine.
(b) Henry.
(c) Helen.
(d) John.

2. What does Isabelle see in her fields a few days after the three men go on the run in Chapter 22?
(a) Four men with knives.
(b) A burning cross.
(c) Two men setting a fire.
(d) Three men with guns.

3. In Chapter 15, what does Prentiss refuse to do?
(a) Eat.
(b) Drink.
(c) Move from Landry's side.
(d) Talk to the sheriff.

4. What does Prentiss say he is going to do when he finds out who killed Landry?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Leave town.
(c) Die himself.
(d) Kill that person.

5. Who does George think might give the case with Landry a fair hearing?
(a) James Henry.
(b) Ted Morton.
(c) Osborne Clay.
(d) Wade Webler.

6. How does the guard react when Caleb comes to free Prentiss?
(a) He confronts Caleb agressively.
(b) Caleb knocks him out immediately so he does not have time to react.
(c) He immediately falls to pieces.
(d) He is not even there.

7. Whose home does the fire claim first as it spreads from the Walker's house?
(a) Jeffrey Benning's.
(b) Helen Mirring's
(c) Ted Morton's.
(d) James Henry's.

8. In Chapter 19, who does Isabelle visit after traveling to the jail?
(a) James.
(b) Henry.
(c) Mildred.
(d) Annil.

9. What does Isabelle implore Caleb to do on his journey once he is settled?
(a) Come back to visit.
(b) Write to her.
(c) Find a good person to marry.
(d) Call her.

10. Who is the sheriff who ends up on Landry's case?
(a) Lamar Hackstedde.
(b) Ted Morton.
(c) Henry James.
(d) Winston Webler.

11. Where does Prentiss want to bury Landry?
(a) Near their mother
(b) On the plantation.
(c) A field Landry had loved.
(d) Near the pond.

12. Who does Caleb almost wish will come to the window when he steals the horse?
(a) Natasha.
(b) August.
(c) George.
(d) Henry.

13. Who tries to stop Caleb from bursting in on the Weblers' meeting in Chapter 12?
(a) The Weblers' assistant.
(b) Mr. Sullivan.
(c) Mrs. Webler.
(d) Mrs. Foster.

14. What does Isabelle offer to Prentiss the morning after Landry is killed?
(a) The socks he made her.
(b) Her shoes.
(c) Her sweater.
(d) Her skillet.

15. What does Isabelle insist on sending with the men on their journey?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Food.
(c) A lighter.
(d) Two horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who relieves Hackstedde of his duties at the jail?

2. In Chapter 21, where does Caleb find a gun?

3. What kind of coffin does Isabelle suggest for Landry?

4. How does Caleb try to save Landry in Chapter 12?

5. What does Prentiss learn from Landry about the language of grief?

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