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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fact does Mattie refuse to accept?
(a) Basil has returned to Butch
(b) Basil murdered a woman
(c) Basil has skipped bail
(d) Basil insulted the judge

2. What does Basil want from Mattie?
(a) Unconditional love
(b) A good meal
(c) Bail money
(d) A new car

3. About what does Mattie lightly chide Cora Lee?
(a) Taking voice lessons
(b) Stop making babies
(c) Cutting her hair
(d) Learning to cook

4. What does Mattie tell her father about the father of her unborn child?
(a) It is not Marlon's baby
(b) It is not Fred's baby
(c) It is not Eddie's baby
(d) It is not Butch's baby

5. What does Cora Lee refer to as "the thing in the dark"?
(a) Bad memories
(b) Evil people
(c) Monsters
(d) Sex

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Basil tell Mattie?

2. What does Mattie's father consider her to be?

3. Cora Lee's father declares that there will be no more baby dolls when Cora Lee turns ____________.

4. What does Basil tell Mattie during this time?

5. Where is Basil when he calls Mattie in the middle of the night as Chapter 2, Part 5 begins?

(see the answer key)

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