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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who kills Landry?
(a) August.
(b) George.
(c) Prentiss.
(d) Caleb.

2. Who comes to the Walker farm the day of the morning the three men go on the run in Chapter 22?
(a) August.
(b) James and some other men.
(c) Wade and Hackstedde with some other men.
(d) Henry.

3. If Prentiss did not escape from prison, what would have happened to him?
(a) He would have been sentenced to one year of hard labor.
(b) He would have gotten a life sentence.
(c) He would have been freed anyway.
(d) He would have been hanged.

4. Why does Isabelle know she will be safe in her house at the end of Chapter 22?
(a) The winds are heading to town so the fire will head there.
(b) She does not know she will be safe in her house.
(c) She has a dog to keep her safe.
(d) She has a gun.

5. Who does Caleb call out for after Landry's murder?
(a) August.
(b) His father.
(c) His son.
(d) His mother.

6. What do neither Prentiss or Caleb really want to have to use?
(a) Cattle prods.
(b) Guns.
(c) Their oratory skills.
(d) Knives.

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

8. In Chapter 18, what does Caleb tell August he thought he was once?
(a) Hurt.
(b) Sensible.
(c) Honest.
(d) Angry.

9. What message does August leave for Caleb in Chapter 12?
(a) To meet him in town on Tuesday.
(b) That he is not getting married after all.
(c) To meet him at the pond on Sunday.
(d) That he loves Caleb.

10. What does Mildred tell Isabelle about George in Chapter 19?
(a) He is moving soon.
(b) He has a child somewhere Isabelle does not know about.
(c) There are rumors he is seeing a prostitute.
(d) He is ill.

11. Who sees where the keys are so Caleb can free Prentiss?
(a) Tim.
(b) Landry.
(c) Prentiss.
(d) August.

12. In Chapter 13, who does George immediately assume has killed Landry?
(a) Caleb.
(b) August.
(c) Ted.
(d) Wade.

13. Who says he will not let George put his hands on Ted again?
(a) Wade.
(b) Gail Cooley.
(c) Caleb.
(d) August.

14. Where is the person who poses as Prentiss's cousin originally from?
(a) Tallahassee.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New Orleans.

15. What does Prentiss retreat into in Chapter 20?
(a) The darkness.
(b) Music outside.
(c) Watching the moon.
(d) His own head.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to stop Caleb from bursting in on the Weblers' meeting in Chapter 12?

2. Who does Hackstedde tell Prentiss used to work alongside him when he was a boy?

3. Why do the Walkers' neighbors refuse to help George in Chapter 15?

4. How does the guard react when Caleb comes to free Prentiss?

5. Where does Isabelle go to try to see Prentiss in jail?

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