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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Tucker's brother Silas get into trouble with white people?
(a) Silas and his mules won a contest with Fix's tractor.
(b) Silas dated a white woman.
(c) Silas talked to a white woman.
(d) Silas stole a white man's tractor.

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

3. Why did Chimley not like white people calling him by his nickname?
(a) Because white people mistakenly called him Chimney.
(b) Chimley did not like white people.
(c) Because he wasn't very dark-skinned and he wondered why they called him by that name.
(d) Chimley thought they were making fun of him.

4. What are the tractor's getting closer and closer to?
(a) Candy's house.
(b) The houses at the quarters.
(c) The black graveyard.
(d) Mathu's house.

5. Who carried his gun like a soldier?
(a) Mat.
(b) Clatoo.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Chimley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is it when Miss Merle spots the Major asleep in the swing?

2. What is the garry?

3. Mapes asked his deputy to call someone back in town. Who?

4. Who baked the apple pie?

5. What did Candy ask Snookum to do?

(see the answer key)

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