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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal did Janey say Miss Merle looked like?
(a) An alligator.
(b) A fish.
(c) An owl.
(d) A bear.

2. On their way out of town, what happened to Gil and Sully?
(a) They had to drop Cal back at his dorm.
(b) They got lost going to Marshall.
(c) They were in a car wreck.
(d) People recognized Gil and wanted to wish him well in the game.

3. Why does Candy slap Lou in the car?
(a) Lou tries to start the car and drive away.
(b) Lou proposes again, at a very odd time.
(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.

4. How was Gable's son put to death?
(a) He died during a beating.
(b) He was lynched.
(c) He was shot.
(d) The electric chair.

5. What two things did Mapes ask his deputy, Griffin, to say on the radio?
(a) To talk to Fix and tell him to come right away and call for backup.
(b) To call Lou Dimes and Miss Bea.
(c) To tell Russ to keep Fix at the bayou and Herman to come pick up the body.
(d) To call Fix and tell him to stay put and to call Miss Merle for some sandwiches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mathu always bragging about?

2. When Miss Merle arrives back at the Marshall house, what does she tell Bea?

3. Who does Janey work for?

4. What war did Coot fight in?

5. How did Mapes, the sheriff, prove that Uncle Billy could not have shot Beau?

(see the answer key)

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