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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Prentiss's visitor posing as his cousin use to bargain with Hackstedde?
(a) Free visits with prostitutes.
(b) Her connection with a butcher.
(c) Money.
(d) Her connection with the mafia.

5. What plant does Caleb mention grows well in the fields?
(a) Scallions.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Carrots.

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

7. In Chapter 21, where does Caleb find a gun?
(a) His bedroom.
(b) His father's stable.
(c) The cellar.
(d) The country store.

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

9. What does the killer use to kill Landry?
(a) A branch.
(b) A gun.
(c) An iron.
(d) A knife.

10. Who lives with the prostitute Isabelle visits in Chapter 19?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her daughter.

11. What had Prentiss considered buying in town?
(a) A calendar.
(b) Bread.
(c) Music.
(d) Shoes.

12. Where does Caleb's recurring erotic dream occur?
(a) In the Weblers' stables.
(b) In the field.
(c) In a trench.
(d) By the pond.

13. Why does Prentiss tell George he did what he did to Wade in Chapter 18?
(a) He does not know why he did it.
(b) Landry would have wanted him to do it.
(c) He needed to do one last thing before he died.
(d) It felt good.

14. What does Prentiss do to Wade?
(a) Shoots him.
(b) Kills him.
(c) Hits him.
(d) Spits on him.

15. Who does Isabelle visit for the first time in Chapter 19?
(a) Janet.
(b) Henry.
(c) Helen.
(d) Clementine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to Prentiss's new pants?

3. Why does Isabelle return to Clementine's in Chapter 19?

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

5. What does Isabelle implore Caleb to do on his journey once he is settled?

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