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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 171 - 195.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Gifford and some other policemen arrive at Ownby's house?
(a) To take him to a funeral.
(b) To see if he needs anything.
(c) To arrest him.
(d) To question him.

2. What frightens the orchard keeper in the woods?
(a) A lantern light coming closer.
(b) A rustling noise coming from the pit.
(c) Gunshots.
(d) The click of a shotgun.

3. What does the orchard keeper notice about the peach pit when he visits it?
(a) It is covered over with dirt.
(b) It is paved over.
(c) It is vacant.
(d) It is smoldering.

4. What kind of animal do the boys have trapped in a cave?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Fox.
(c) Weasel.
(d) Skunk.

5. What does the old man pass by on his way home from the orchard?
(a) An abandoned school.
(b) A church.
(c) The pit where Sylder buried the dead body.
(d) A lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Uncle Ather tells the boys about a time when he caught a _______________.

2. What does the orchard keeper do as he drifts into thought?

3. What do Sylder and June do when they find the two girls and a boy?

4. How many animal traps does John Wesley get for his dollar?

5. How far is it to Atlanta from where Kenneth is now?

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