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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Prentiss's new pants?
(a) They are stolen.
(b) Someone splashes paint on them.
(c) They get very dirty in the field.
(d) They get torn.

4. What does Isabelle notice about the inside of the prostitute's house?
(a) It is completely white.
(b) It is very large.
(c) It is dirty.
(d) It is very hot.

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

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

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

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

9. Who tells the sheriff the identity of Landry's killer?
(a) Hinton.
(b) Wade.
(c) James.
(d) Caleb.

10. Who is George's nearest neighbor on the way to town?
(a) Henry Pershing.
(b) James Henry.
(c) Mildred Foster.
(d) Wade Webler.

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

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

13. What is the phrase that Isabelle keeps thinking in her head at the end of Chapter 22?
(a) Keep the boys safe.
(b) There but for the grace of God.
(c) What have you done?
(d) God has no mercy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Prentiss fantasize about with the person who poses as his cousin in Chapter 20?

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

3. What does the killer say after killing Landry?

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

5. What does Isabelle offer to Prentiss the morning after Landry is killed?

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