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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the coroner afraid to get out of his car?
(a) The deputy told him not to move.
(b) He realized that all the old black men were armed.
(c) Candy threatened to shoot him.
(d) Mapes looked angry because it took him so long to get there.

2. According to Chimley's story, who got in a fistfight with Fix?
(a) The sheriff.
(b) Mathu.
(c) Candy.
(d) Mat.

3. Why was Gable's sixteen-year-old son put to death?
(a) Gable's son stared at a white man's wife.
(b) Gable's son ran away from home.
(c) A white woman claimed he raped her.
(d) Gable's son started a fight in town and hit a white man.

4. What kind of a cap was Chimley wearing?
(a) His army hat.
(b) A very smart dress hat.
(c) A straw hat.
(d) A Dodgers' baseball cap.

5. What happened when Mat returned home with his fish?
(a) He got in his car and drove to Mathu's house.
(b) He started cleaning the fish.
(c) He got in an arguement with his wife, Ella.
(d) He kissed Ella hello at the door.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the men begin saying one at a time?

2. Who was Tessie?

3. How did Mapes know Mathu?

4. When Ella tried to call the sheriff, what did Mat do?

5. Where did Coot's all-colored regiment train?

(see the answer key)

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