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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. Whose home does the fire claim first as it spreads from the Walker's house?
(a) Jeffrey Benning's.
(b) Ted Morton's.
(c) James Henry's.
(d) Helen Mirring's

2. What kind of coffin does Isabelle suggest for Landry?
(a) Cherry.
(b) Hickory.
(c) Birch.
(d) Oak.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Caleb try to save Landry in Chapter 12?

2. Who mostly guards Prentiss in jail?

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

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

5. What happens to Prentiss's new pants?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, why is George wary of Hackstedde?

2. In Chapter 21, where does Caleb go to get a horse and why?

3. What does August do to Landry when Landry discovers him and Caleb at the pond?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who does George immediately think killed Landry?

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