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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. What kind of coffin does Isabelle suggest for Landry?
(a) Birch.
(b) Hickory.
(c) Oak.
(d) Cherry.

2. Who says he will not let George put his hands on Ted again?
(a) Caleb.
(b) Wade.
(c) Gail Cooley.
(d) August.

3. Who relieves Hackstedde of his duties at the jail?
(a) Tim.
(b) Sam.
(c) August.
(d) Wade.

4. What does Prentiss do to Wade?
(a) Hits him.
(b) Kills him.
(c) Shoots him.
(d) Spits on him.

5. Who comes to the Walker farm the day of the morning the three men go on the run in Chapter 22?
(a) August.
(b) Henry.
(c) James and some other men.
(d) Wade and Hackstedde with some other men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isabelle see in her fields a few days after the three men go on the run in Chapter 22?

2. What does Isabelle carry with her in Chapter 19?

3. In Chapter 21, where do Caleb and Prentiss go after the prison?

4. Whose home does the fire claim first as it spreads from the Walker's house?

5. What does Isabelle leave on Landry's grave marker?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Caleb eventually confess the truth about Landry's killing to?

2. In Chapter 20, who comes to see Prentiss and who does the person say she is?

3. In Chapter 21, where does Caleb go to get a horse and why?

4. What casket does Isabelle suggest getting for Landry?

5. How does Tim react when Caleb gets to the jail?

6. Where do Prentiss and Caleb go after Caleb breaks Prentiss out of jail?

7. What work does Caleb do upon his return from the war?

8. In Chapter 20, what does Hackstedde do that annoys Prentiss?

9. In Chapter 20, what seems to be sure to be Prentiss's fate?

10. Why does George insist on going with Prentiss and Caleb as they escape?

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