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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brown give to the Negro boy in the woods?
(a) A piece of candy he had in his pocket
(b) A note asking for the reward money to be brought to Brown in the woods
(c) A harmonica to play so he will not be scared in the dark woods
(d) The threat of a beating if the boy tells about Brown's location

2. What does the dietician offer Christmas as a bribe?
(a) an afternoon at the movies
(b) a trip into town
(c) a silver dollar
(d) a visit to a theme park

3. Byron tells Hightower that a ______________ discovered the fire at the Burden place yesterday morning.
(a) doctor
(b) traveling salesman
(c) lawyer
(d) countryman

4. What item in the dietician's bathroom at the orphanage fascinates the five-year-old Christmas?
(a) Pink toothpaste
(b) Talcum powder
(c) Perfume
(d) Makeup

5. Who befriends Hightower after twenty years of his seclusion?
(a) Joe Christmas
(b) Miss Atkins
(c) Byron Bunch
(d) Lena Grove

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the men in the room discussing?

2. What happens as Christmas comes to in Bobbie's room?

3. The baby's first cry also has a strong emotional release for Byron. Why?

4. What favor does Byron ask of Hightower?

5. Who do the townspeople think inspired Christmas to attempt an escape?

(see the answer key)

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