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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Candy slap Lou in the car?
(a) Lou proposes again, at a very odd time.
(b) Lou tries to start the car and drive away.
(c) Lou says that Mathu is now free of her.
(d) Lou says he is going to write a story about this for the newspaper.

2. Where does Lou Dimes work?
(a) In the sugar can fields.
(b) At the concrete plant.
(c) At a newspaper in Baton Rouge.
(d) At the Marshall's main house.

3. Who was sitting in Fix's lap?
(a) Fix's son.
(b) Fix's wife.
(c) Beau's wife.
(d) Beau's son.

4. How did the fight start between Fix and Mathu?
(a) It started over a Coke bottle.
(b) Mathu stared at Fix as he was drinking a Coke.
(c) Fix took a Coke without paying for it.
(d) Fix took Mathu's Coke from him.

5. Who in the store (bar) thinks that the police should handle the murder?
(a) Robert.
(b) Tee Jack.
(c) The quiet professor.
(d) Jack Marshall

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Candy always wear?

2. Once the old men are in the field, what do they do?

3. Why doesn't Janey tell Miss Bea about the murder?

4. Why did Glo hang on to Clatoo's hand a little longer?

5. What did the coach need to tell Gil?

(see the answer key)

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