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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Joe Christmas refrain from beating Joe Brown when he could have easily killed him the night in the cabin?
(a) Because Joe Christmas does not have the heart of a killer
(b) Because Joe Brown is Joe Christmas' best friend
(c) Because Joe Brown overpowers Joe Christmas
(d) Because Joe Christmas really wants to kill Miss Burden

2. What is in the six metal tins which Christmas digs up in a nearby ditch?
(a) gin
(b) vodka
(c) whiskey
(d) rum

3. Christmas walks into the woods and reaches a point by a small stream where he ___________________.
(a) goes fishing
(b) builds a fire and takes a nap
(c) goes swimming
(d) whittles for awhile

4. Where does the janitor take Christmas?
(a) To church
(b) To the movies
(c) To a ballgame
(d) To a different orphanage

5. Who does the dietician approach to exact her revenge on Christmas?
(a) the school nurse
(b) the math teacher
(c) the principal
(d) the janitor

Short Answer Questions

1. As Byron escorts Lena through the crowd in town talking about the fire, what does he not want Lena to hear?

2. What do the townspeople do after Mrs. Hightower's death?

3. Who does Joe Brown accuse of murdering the answer to #42?

4. Where did Mrs. Hightower go on Saturday nights?

5. How do the townspeople know that Mrs. Hightower is on the verge of a breakdown?

(see the answer key)

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