3. What does Byron do when he returns to town?
(a) Buys a new suit
(b) Tells his landlady that he is moving
(c) Takes all his money out of the bank
(d) Donates all his money to the church

4. What happens after Byron approaches Brown near the railroad tracks?
(a) Brown agrees to return to town and marry Lena.
(b) Byron pays Brown to leave town.
(c) The two men struggle and Byron falls onto the train tracks.
(d) The two men struggle and Brown leaps onto a passing train.

5. Why does Brown tell Lena he cannot stay at the cabin?
(a) He does not think the child is his.
(b) He is very busy with securing the reward funds.
(c) He does not love her anymore.
(d) He has plans with some friends in town.

6. Why does Hightower think he let down the people of Jefferson?
(a) Because he was not a very good fund raiser
(b) Because he tried to support church leadership instead of tending to the spiritual needs of the people.
(c) Because he wanted to allow Negroes to attend services
(d) Because he was not very high up in his class at the seminary

7. How does the relationship between Christmas and Miss Burden evolve?
(a) They become lovers.
(b) They become best friends.
(c) He becomes the manager of her farm.
(d) The friendship cools off after a year.

8. Who does Byron bring to Hightower's house?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Hines
(b) Lucas Burch
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Gould
(d) Lena's parents

9. Why does Lena move into the cabin?
(a) She is tired and needs a place to rest.
(b) Her baby is due soon and she wants to give her child a home.
(c) She thinks it is Lucas Burch's house.
(d) She does not want to return home.

10. What does Mrs. Hines reveal to Hightower?
(a) That Christmas is the bastard son of their deceased daughter, Milly
(b) That she would like to lead a choir someday
(c) That she respects his position in the community
(d) That she has never been to Jefferson before

11. Why did Hightower's grandfather never visit his son's home?
(a) Because he thought letters were sufficient
(b) Because his son was an abolitionist
(c) Because he could not leave his farm
(d) Because the trip was too far

12. Where does Christmas go when he escapes from jail and where he is eventually killed?
(a) Miss Burden's house
(b) Hightower's house
(c) The sawmill
(d) The restaurant

13. What does the sheriff tell Byron he will do?
(a) Provide extra protection for Lena in the cabin
(b) Give Byron a ride to the train station
(c) Let Byron talk to Christmas about the murder
(d) Send Joe Brown/Lucas Burch to the cabin that night

14. What does the deputy tell the sheriff about Lena?
(a) That Lucas Burch is trying to find Lena.
(b) That Lena is nothing but a troublemaker and should be run out of town.
(c) That Joe Brown is also Lucas Burch and the father of Lena's unborn child.
(d) That Lena has asked the deputy to help her find Lucas Burch.

15. What do the townspeople want to do with Christmas?
(a) Lynch him
(b) Increase his bail
(c) Free him
(d) Give him a fair trial