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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps George carry the coffin to the transport?
(a) Jessup.
(b) Caleb.
(c) Prentiss.
(d) August.

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

3. Who mostly guards Prentiss in jail?
(a) Henry.
(b) August.
(c) Hackstedde.
(d) Wade.

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

5. Why does George insist on accompanying Prentiss and Caleb at least part of the way on their journey?
(a) He is in great shape and they will go faster with him along.
(b) He knows the land better than they do.
(c) He has the money.
(d) Isabelle makes him do it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finally gets the truth out of Caleb about who killed Landry?

2. Who kills Landry?

3. Who is Wade Webler meeting with in Chapter 12?

4. Why does Prentiss tell George he did what he did to Wade in Chapter 18?

5. Who lives with the prostitute Isabelle visits in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 20, what does Hackstedde do that annoys Prentiss?

2. Whose idea is it to meet Caleb at the pond, and what do they do there?

3. What work does Caleb do upon his return from the war?

4. In Chapter 19, why does Isabelle go back to Clementine's after leaving?

5. What does Prentiss tell George he plans to do with the information about who killed his brother?

6. How does Tim react when Caleb gets to the jail?

7. What fantasy does Prentiss spin with Clementine in Chapter 20?

8. Who does Caleb eventually confess the truth about Landry's killing to?

9. Why does George insist on going with Prentiss and Caleb as they escape?

10. Who tells the police that August killed Landry, and why?

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