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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) Prentiss.
(b) Caleb.
(c) August.
(d) George.

2. Why does August tell Caleb he has been avoiding him in Chapter 12?
(a) His father has figured out their true feelings for each other.
(b) He really loves his fiancee.
(c) He does not love Caleb any longer.
(d) He needs the money from his inheritance.

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

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

5. What does Prentiss tell Isabelle Landry had loved recently?
(a) A field of seeded dandelions.
(b) A pond.
(c) A bear.
(d) A lion.

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

7. In Chapter 21, where do Caleb and Prentiss go after the prison?
(a) To Atlanta.
(b) To Maine.
(c) Back to the Walker farm.
(d) To New Orleans.

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

9. What does Isabelle carry with her in Chapter 19?
(a) A pair of mittens.
(b) A basket of fruit.
(c) A radio.
(d) A knife.

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

11. Who relieves Hackstedde of his duties at the jail?
(a) Wade.
(b) August.
(c) Sam.
(d) Tim.

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

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

14. What is Ted's alibi for when Landry was killed?
(a) He was out of town.
(b) He was working in his own fields.
(c) He was in church.
(d) He was at the general store.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does George try to ask for help in getting justice for Landry in Chapter 17?

2. Where does Prentiss want to bury Landry?

3. In Chapter 15, what does Prentiss refuse to do?

4. What does the prostitute tell Isabelle about George in Chapter 19?

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

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