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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. In Chapter 32, where does Jumpin' tell the sheriff that Kya was the night that Chase died?
(a) Winston-Salem.
(b) Asheville.
(c) Augusta.
(d) Greenville.

2. In Chapter 38, who wonders if she can stay on the jury panel because she knew Kya?
(a) Mrs. Culpepper.
(b) Mrs. Singletary.
(c) Mrs. Arial.
(d) Miss Pansy Price.

3. In Chapter 27, when does Chase return?
(a) January.
(b) February.
(c) New Year's Day.
(d) Week after Christmas.

4. In Chapter 36, how old is the sheriff?
(a) 53.
(b) 49.
(c) 51.
(d) 47.

5. In Chapter 25, what does Pattie Love say is missing from Chase's effects?
(a) Knife.
(b) Cross necklace.
(c) Wallet.
(d) Seashell necklace.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Kya in Chapter 31, when her book is published?

2. In Chapter 37, who tries to warn Kya that the sheriff is looking for her?

3. In Chapter 29, when is Chase's birthday?

4. In Chapter 25, how long does Pattie Love know that Chase and Kya were involved before his marriage?

5. In Chapter 45, how far does the coroner say that Chase fell to his death?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 36, how does the sheriff find a motive for Kya to have killed Chase?

2. In Chapter 45, who does Kya see in the courtroom, and how does their presence make her feel?

3. In Chapter 37, how does Jumpin' try to signal to Kya that something is wrong, and what happens soon after?

4. In Chapter 29, what does Kya read in the newspaper?

5. In Chapter 46, what feelings does Kya have about meeting her editor, Robert Foster?

6. In Chapters 28, what does Hal Miller, a shrimper, tell the sheriff and his deputy?

7. In Chapter 31, how does Kya get the title to her land?

8. In Chapter 48, how does Kya make her trip to Greenville and what does she take with her?

9. In Chapter 37, how does Kya get the lawyer who represents her at the trial?

10. In Chapter 49, how does the defense attorney try to say that Kya might have killed Chase, when she was supposed to have been in Greenville at the time?

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