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

2. What does Charles make his friends while they wait?
(a) Lemonade
(b) Sandwiches
(c) Popcorn
(d) A pot of coffee

3. Which brother did Vinson go into business with?
(a) Forrest
(b) Peter
(c) Crawford
(d) Bryan

4. Where do the footprints end?
(a) At a river
(b) At a tree
(c) At a house
(d) At a ditch

5. Who does Gavin say has to give the black man the right to be free in the south?
(a) The governor
(b) Southern gentlemen
(c) The President
(d) The court of law

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the body was Vinson shot?

2. What does Charles do after dinner?

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

4. Who plans to join Miss Habersham at the local jail?

5. Which one of the Gowrie clan is a draft dodger?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gavin think Vinson Gowrie is buried in quicksand?

2. How do Gavin and the Sheriff plan to catch Crawford?

3. Why did Crawford kill Jake?

4. Describe Crawford and Vinson's lumber business.

5. In chapter six, in what way does Charles' mother show that she is accepting the fact her son is growing up?

6. Why did the Gowrie's not lynch Lucas behind the store?

7. Why is Charles so interested in why the black worker is plowing the field?

8. Why do you think Lucas did not tell the full story in the first place?

9. Why is Charles' father so angry?

10. Why have southern black men not earned freedom in the south?

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