Sing, Unburied, Sing Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What finally allows Richie's ghost to be laid to rest? (from Chapter 13: "Jojo"-Chapter 15: "Jojo")

Returning to Parchman.

Mam's death.

Hearing how he died.

Kayla's song.

2.

Why doid River worry about Richie? (from Chapter 1: "Jojo"-Chapter 2: "Leonie")

Richie's good looks made the other men jealous.

Richie's violent temper.

Richie was so defiant that he frequently angered the warden.

He believed his youth and crying would make him a target of people who preyed on people they perceived as vulnerable.

3.

Why did the prisoners not want River to be responsible for the dogs? (from Chapter 5: "Jojo"-Chapter 6: "Richie")

They thought it was unnatural for a black person to control hounds bred to catch slaves and used to catch escaped prisoners.

They were jealous of the extra rations that come with the job.

They thought a woman handler would be more likely to let them escape if they ran away.

They know he was too irresponsible to do the job properly.

4.

Who is described in this quote?: "Whenever I saw him, I couldn't never make out any sense to anything he said; it was like he was speaking a foreign language, even though I knew he was speaking English; he walked all over Bois Sauvage every day, singing, swinging a stick" (14). (from Chapter 1: "Jojo"-Chapter 2: "Leonie")

Big Joseph.

Stag.

Given.

River.

5.

What is Leonie's attitude toward Mam's faith in the natural world? (from Chapter 3: "Jojo"-Chapter 4: "Leonie")

She has a positive attitude toward it and is eager to learn more.

She has a neutral attitude toward it.

She believes Mam is wrong.

She rejects it because of her Catholicism.

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