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Quiz on Chapters 55-57 Where the Crawdads Sing

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

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1.

Which of the following is true?

a)

Kya's father returned to the shack in the marsh because he found out Kya earned a lot of money for her published books

b)

Tate and Kya wanted a houseful of children, but they had only one child together

c)

Kya was buried on her own land, and the entire town showed up for her funeral

d)

A, B and C

2.

Chapter 55

When Jodie brings Kya home after her acquittal, how does she act towards him?

(a)  
Choose from the below words
A. dismissive
B. polite
C. untroubled
D. warm-hearted
3.

Chapter 55

Kya realizes...

a)
A. she only liked Tate because he was the first boy to show her any attention.
b)
B. Tate has been her motivation to go out in the marsh each day.
c)
C. even though Chase is gone, she treasures the time they spent together.
d)
D. she will be alone forever because she doesn’t trust anyone.
4.

Chapter 55

When Kya observes the three men ride up to Tate’s boat, she feels

(a)  
Choose from the below words
A. relieved
B. happy
C. angry
D. anxious
5.

Chapter 56

“Fingers of gnarled roots had torn and twisted gravestones into hunched and nameless forms” (355).

This sentence contains

(a)  
Choose from the below words
A. simile
B. personification
C. allusion
D. alliteration
6.

Chapter 56

As Tate sits as his father’s grave, Tate asks his dad . . .

a)
A. to take care of his mom and sister in the afterlife.
b)
B. to give him a sign now and then that his dad is watching over him.
c)
C. to forgive Tate for not spending more time with him.
d)
D. if Tate should stay in Barkley Cove now that his family is gone.
7.

Chapter 56

How does Kya let Tate know she is thinking of him even though she does not attend his father’s funeral?

a)
A. She leaves a feather for him in his boat.
b)
B. She leaves a note for him at the dock.
c)
C. She draws a picture of his father’s boat.
d)
D. She sits a copy of her book on the dock.
8.

Chapter 57

Kya compares Tate’s and her commitment to one another to a marriage similar to

(a)  
Choose from the below words
A. seahorses
B. crawdads
C. geese
D. gulls
9.

Chapter 57

Which of the following is NOT true?

a)
A. Tate and Kya remain at the shack in the marsh and add on to it.
b)
B. Kya and Tate decided not to have children, so they could devote time to research.
c)
C. Kya was offered a job at a lab, but she decided to keep writing books instead.
d)
D. Kya never set foot in the town of Barkley Cove again.
10.

Chapter 57

On the beach, Kya decides to say goodbye to _____________ once and for all.

a)
A. her Pa
b)
B. her Ma
c)
C. Jumpin’
d)
D. her siblings
e)
E. Both B & C
11.

Chapter 57

What does this statement demonstrate: When Kya died, “the whole town came out for the funeral”

(Owens 364)?

(a)  
Choose from the below words
A. metaphor
B. foreshadowing
C. irony
D. flashback
12.

Kya and Tate never got formally married, but they stayed together until Kya died of a heart attack.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Chapter 57

What insect represents Kya’s big secret in poem in this chapter?

(a)  
Choose from the below words
A. firefly
B. Black Widow spider
C. preying mantis
D. ladybug
14.

Chapter 57

How does Tate figure out that Kya was the poet Amanda Hamilton?

a)
A. Kya left a letter for Tate along with her will explaining it.
b)
B. Tate saw Kya mail an envelope to the local paper, and two days later an Amanda Hamilton poem appeared.
c)
C. Tate found a box containing lots of A.H. marked poems, some of which were not finished.
d)
D. Kya told him a few days before she died.
15.

Chapter 57

What does Tate do with the Amanda Hamilton poems?

a)
A. Sets all of them on fire.
b)
B. Locks them in a safe.
c)
C. Shreds them and throws them in the ocean.
d)
D. Buries them in the marsh.
16.

Chapter 57

What does Tate do with Chase’s shell necklace? He . . .

a)
A. Places it on the doorstep of the home of Chase’s parents.
b)
B. Burns the leather strap and puts the shell back in the ocean.
c)
C. Places it back under the boards in the kitchen.
d)
D. Crushes the shell into tiny pieces and sprinkles the bits into the marsh.
17.

Chapter 57

Kya dies from

a)
A. head trauma from falling on a tree stump.
b)
B. a heart attack
c)
C. brain tumor.
d)
D. liver failure
18.

Chapter 57

From the text, the reader can infer that

a)
A. Jumpin’ had figured out Kya led Chase to his death, but Jumpin’ kept it a secret.
b)
B. Kya’s lawyer knew she was guilty, but he wanted to represent her anyway.
c)
C. The townspeople will know one day that Kya pushed Chase to his death.
d)
D. Tate is the only person who could prove for certain Kya was involved in Chase’s death.
19.

After the reader finds out that Kya had a part in Chase's death, the reader can infer that .....

a)

Kya wore disguises on the bus ride to Barkley Cove and back to Greenville

b)

Kya found a way to invite Chase to the fire tower without anyone else knowing

c)

Chase was suspicious about meeting Kya at the fire tower

d)

A and B

20.

Why is the book called Where the Crawdads Sing?

a)

Kya collects crawdads and writes a book about them

b)

Crawdads sing when they are in danger, and Kya does the same

c)

Kya survives on eating crawdads, which make a humming sound when boiled

d)

Kya tends to run from others and escape far out in the marsh with the crawdads