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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What serious illness did Mattie have when she was little?
(a) Scarlet Fever
(b) Swine Flu
(c) Diabetes
(d) Malaria

2. What did Basil do to the police officer?
(a) Punched him in the gut
(b) Broke his wrist
(c) Kicked him
(d) Shot him

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

4. Where is Basil when he calls Mattie in the middle of the night as Chapter 2, Part 5 begins?
(a) Airport
(b) Jail
(c) Supermarket
(d) School

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Basil tell Mattie during this time?

2. What does Kiswana find Cora Lee's son, Sammy, doing?

3. What does Basil want from Mattie?

4. What does Cora Lee believe to be the reason for her problems with caseworkers and other people?

5. What does Mattie discover when she returns from work?

(see the answer key)

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