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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. Where does Temple end up in the plantation?
(a) Alone in a single room.
(b) In a hay loft.
(c) In the woodshed.
(d) In a cellar.

2. Who is the slow-witted man in the group?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Popeye.
(c) Van.
(d) Stevens.

3. What is the fate of the Negro prisoner?
(a) He is to be hanged.
(b) He has six more months to serve.
(c) He will spend life in prison.
(d) He will be free in a week.

4. What does Temple encounter that terrifies her?
(a) A rat.
(b) A hatchet in the door.
(c) A lynched man.
(d) A cut phone cord.

5. What decision does Benbow make that displeases Narcissa?
(a) To move into the family home.
(b) To date a younger woman.
(c) To become a preacher.
(d) To abandon his practice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruby take with her when she goes to the stream to think?

2. Which of the following does Stevens NOT suffer as a result of the big fight?

3. Why is Ruby to call the person in #71?

4. The person in #31 is prejudiced against _________________.

5. Who takes away Temple's raincoat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chapter 1 of SANCTUARY begin?

2. How do Benbow and Narcissa differ in their opinions on what should happen to the old family home?

3. What is the nature of Goodwin's whiskey operation?

4. Describe Temple's fear as she awakens at the plantation the next morning.

5. Who is arrested for murder and how does he hamper his own defense?

6. Why is Tommy impotent to completely help Temple when she desperately needs it?

7. Explain Goodwin's downfall as it is detailed in Chapter 17.

8. Who is Narcissa and how does she spend her time?

9. Why is Stevens so upset with himself the next morning?

10. Which two characters seem to show the most compassion for Temple?

(see the answer keys)

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