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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ella tried to call the sheriff, what did Mat do?
(a) He threw a fish at Ella's head.
(b) He left with Clatoo in the truck.
(c) He had Chimley talk to his wife.
(d) He ripped the phone out of the wall.

2. When Gil arrived at the scene of the crime, how long had his brother been dead?
(a) About two hours.
(b) About a full day.
(c) About four hours.
(d) About a half a day.

3. What happened to Oliver?
(a) He died when a lynch mob killed him.
(b) He died in a car wreck.
(c) He died when a group of white men ran him into the river.
(d) He died in a hospital when the doctors wouldn't treat a black man.

4. Who does Janey work for?
(a) Candy.
(b) Mr. Lou.
(c) The Major and Miss Bea.
(d) Miss Merle.

5. What color is Clabber's skin?
(a) Very dark like Mathu. He also is almost full African descent.
(b) White. Clabber is an albino.
(c) Red. Clabber does not know his parent's heritage.
(d) Light Brown. Clabber is part American Indian.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Miss Merle see when she turned into the quarters?

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

4. Why does Candy want more men and more twelve-gauge shotguns?

5. Why did Clatoo let the men out of the truck before they arrived at Mathu's?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the reader know where the story is taking place?

2. How can readers tell that Gram Mon is poor?

3. Why did Clatoo stop the truck before he got to Mathu's?

4. What was the significance of Chimley's name?

5. What are the Major and Miss Bea doing?

6. Who was Oliver?

7. Who is Janey and who does she work for?

8. Why did Mathu look down on some of the men who came to help him?

9. What color was the dress Corrine wore and the color of the bedspread used to cover the body? Why is this important?

10. Why did Jacob feel bad about the death of his sister Tessie when he had nothing to do with her murder?

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