The town of Cottonwood in 1921. - 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. - 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 - ANSWER How many murders have occurred in the town since
1861? (The Grave Grass Quivers)
Doc Martindale's brother and father. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - ANSWER What promise did Doc Martindale
as a boy make to his mother? (The Grave Grass Quivers)
Eli Goble. - 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. - 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. - ANSWER What Goble his real last name? (The Grave Grass
Quivers)
Inheritance. - ANSWER Where had he supposedly gotten the money he
invested to become rich? (The Grave Grass Quivers)
, 60 years. - 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. -
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. - 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.
4) The engraved pocket piece. - ANSWER What is the most conclusive
piece of evidence in identifying the remains unearthed by Doc
Martindale and his assistant? (The Grave Grass Quivers)
1) The knives.
2) The rust revolver.
3) The fractures skulls.
4) The engraved pocket piece.
4) As Goble's physician, he cannot allow him to participate in the parade.
- ANSWER Doc Martindale asks the chairman of the Arbor Day
festivities to announce what? (The Grave Grass Quivers)
1) The parade is being canceled.
2) Eli Goble is guilty of murder.
3) The tree planting ceremony is being canceled.
4) As Goble's physician, he cannot allow him to participate in the parade.
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