A Gathering of Old Men Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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A Gathering of Old Men Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Snookum not get along with Reverend Jameson?
(a) The Reverend thought Snookum was the murderer.
(b) The Reverend thought Snookum cheated at marbles.
(c) The Reverend thought Snookum should be in church more.
(d) The Reverend didn't like Snookum begging for food.

2. Why did Janey keep looking down toward the highway?
(a) Janey was looking for Fix.
(b) Janey was waiting for Miss Merle.
(c) Janey was looking for the police.
(d) Janey was looking for Mr. Lou.

3. What did each old black man do and say?
(a) Each man introduced himself to Mathu.
(b) Each man fired his gun a second time.
(c) Each man slapped Mathu.
(d) Each man confessed to the murder.

4. What did Mapes have in his mouth most of the time?
(a) A Life Saver candy.
(b) A toothpick.
(c) A cigar.
(d) Gum.

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

6. When did Chimley not mind being called by his nickname?
(a) When his momma talked to him.
(b) When his friends were talking to him.
(c) When Mr. Lou talked to him.
(d) When Candy talked to him.

7. How many years had Miss Merle known Candy?
(a) 5 years.
(b) All Candy's life.
(c) 25 years.
(d) Only a few months.

8. How did Mapes, the sheriff, prove that Uncle Billy could not have shot Beau?
(a) Mapes asked Uncle Billy to aim at one of the bean poles and shoot.
(b) Mapes told Uncle Billy to shoot Mathu.
(c) Mapes noticed how thick Uncle Billy's glasses were.
(d) Mapes looked at Uncle Billy's gun.

9. Why did Mat decide to go to Mathu's?
(a) Mat thought it was his last chance.
(b) Mat thought it was better than going home.
(c) Mat thought it would be a good place to hide.
(d) Mat didn't have anywhere else to go.

10. What does Snookum see at Mathu's house?
(a) Rufe hoeing in his garden.
(b) Corrine in her kitchen eating.
(c) Reverend Jameson standing over a body.
(d) A dead body.

11. What did Miss Merle see when she turned into the quarters?
(a) Candy's black LTD.
(b) Men everywhere with shotguns.
(c) The tractor.
(d) All of the above.

12. 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 Fix and tell him to stay put and to call Miss Merle for some sandwiches.
(c) To tell Russ to keep Fix at the bayou and Herman to come pick up the body.
(d) To call Lou Dimes and Miss Bea.

13. Who tells Mat and Chimley that there has been a murder?
(a) Candy.
(b) Mathu.
(c) Fue.
(d) Berto.

14. Who is Aunt Glo?
(a) Candy.
(b) Gram Mon.
(c) Janey.
(d) Snookum.

15. Why did Miss Merle bring a pie?
(a) For Miss Bea because she wanted a favor.
(b) For Candy, because she had heard about the murder.
(c) For Janey, because she needed help.
(d) For Jack, the Major, because she likes him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Gil and Sully arrived at the Marshall quarters, Sully thought it looked like an episode from what T.V. show?

2. What happened when Mat returned home with his fish?

3. What did Candy say to Miss Merle when she saw her?

4. Where did Chimley keep his number five shells?

5. How did Tucker's brother Silas get into trouble with white people?

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