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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charles say Will is reading?
(a) The funny papers
(b) Das Capital
(c) Dashiel Hammet
(d) A newsletter

2. Who does Charles ride into town with to see Lucas?
(a) Aleck
(b) Lucas
(c) The sheriff
(d) Uncle Gavin

3. Why does Charles think the men have gathered around the jail?
(a) To demonstrate against Lucas's arrest
(b) To preach
(c) To lynch Lucas
(d) To entertain the prisoners

4. Why did the Gowries not lynch Lucas?
(a) They knew he was not responsible for the killing
(b) They would of been arrested
(c) It would of been unholy
(d) They would of attracted attention to themselves

5. What do the crowd do when they see Vinson's dead body?
(a) Rip down the jail
(b) Go to church
(c) Go home
(d) Pray

Short Answer Questions

1. What would of the towns people have thought the lynching of Lucas would of been before Mr. Gowries showed them Montgomeries body?

2. What is the first thing Charles does when he arrives home?

3. What does Charles's mother give him when he arrives home?

4. Who has the sheriff hired to look after Lucas?

5. What does Uncle Gavin say is the unwritten code of the south?

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