BEBS 10th Grade Irony Test UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

BEBS 10th Grade Irony Test UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The town of Cottonwood in 1921. - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the setting of this
story? (Time and place) (The Grave Grass Quivers)


1) Doc Martindale says, "Murdered."
2) The narrator's shovel strikes something.
4) The decision is made that the trees are to be set out on the Louis Wilson farm. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Which actions from the opening paragraphs of the story foreshadow the
events to follow? (The Grave Grass Quivers)


1) Doc Martindale says, "Murdered."
2)The narrator's shovel strikes something.
3) The students select American elms to set out for Arbor Day.
4) The decision is made that the trees are to be set out on the Louis Wilson farm.


2 - CORRECT ANSWER - How many murders have occurred in the town since 1861?
(The Grave Grass Quivers)


Doc Martindale's brother and father. - CORRECT ANSWER - Who was murdered in
1861? (The Grave Grass Quivers)


4) As a result of his assistant's comment that he would like to get called in on a murder case. -
CORRECT ANSWER - How did the subject of the murder of Doc Martindale's father and
brother first come up? (The Grave Grass Quivers)


1) As a result of a newspaper article.
2) As a result of Doc Martindale's suspicion of Eli Goble.

,3) As a result of Doc Martindale's desire to talk about it.
4) As a result of his assistant's comment that he would like to get called in on a murder case.


2) Because of the gold they were taking to the bank. - CORRECT ANSWER - Why were
they killed? (The Grave Grass Quivers)


1) Because of the wreck of their wagon.
2) Because of the gold they were taking to the bank.
3) Because of a long-standing feud with another family.
4) Because of secret information they had concerning Eli Goble.


3) The spot of blood on the floor of the wagon. - CORRECT ANSWER - What was the
one clue that convinced the searchers that the Martindales were dead? (The Grave Grass
Quivers)


1) The missing gold.
2) The missing revolver.
3) The spot of blood on the floor of the wagon.
4) The blankets and revolver found in the wagon.


He would find the killer. - CORRECT ANSWER - What promise did Doc Martindale as a
boy make to his mother? (The Grave Grass Quivers)


Eli Goble. - CORRECT ANSWER - Who helped Doc Martindale search for his father and
brother? (The Grave Grass Quivers)


1) His family was killed in a massacre.
2) He helped search for the Martindales.

3) Until he was sixteen, he lived with Sioux Indians. - CORRECT ANSWER - What is
true about Eli Goble? (Three answers) (The Grave Grass Quivers)

, 1) His family was killed in a massacre.
2) He helped search for the Martindales.
3) Until he was sixteen, he lived with Sioux Indians.
4) He became rich through investing the money he inherited.


No. - CORRECT ANSWER - What Goble his real last name? (The Grave Grass Quivers)



Inheritance. - CORRECT ANSWER - Where had he supposedly gotten the money he
invested to become rich? (The Grave Grass Quivers)


60 years. - CORRECT ANSWER - How long has it been since the murder of Doc
Martindale's father and brother? (The Grave Grass Quivers)


4) Because giving gifts is inconsistent with Goble's character. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Why is Doc Martindale surprised by Eli Goble's gift of the park? (The Grave Grass Quivers)


1) Because the land is not suitable for a park.
2) Because Goble has promised the land to his son.
3) Because Goble especially prizes the land he is giving away.
4) Because giving gifts is inconsistent with Goble's character.


2) The Arbor Day trees be planted in the new park. - CORRECT ANSWER - What does
Eli Goble stipulate in his gift of the park to the town? (The Grave Grass Quivers)


1) The celebration must begin with an invocation by a local minister.
2) The Arbor Day trees be planted in the new park.
3) Town officials must maintain the park properly.
4) A parade be held in his honor.