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A Gathering of Old Men

Ernest J. Gaines

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Chapter 17-20 Quiz

Quizzes Chapter 17-20 Quiz

1 of 5
Where does Snookum hide when the shooting starts?

Under the house
In the weeds
In the tractor
In Lou's car

2 of 5
In chapter eighteen, who has been winged with a bullet and cries continually?

Mapes
Leroy
Snookum
Luke

3 of 5
Who does Luke decide to kill?

Lou
Mapes
Mathu
Charlie

4 of 5
What does Dirty Red give Charlie as they lie in a ditch?

A newspaper
A knife
Bullets
A cigarette

5 of 5
What does the trial resemble?

A comic skit
A Greek tragedy
A serious event
A non-event

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