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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Wilderness stories.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which city does Pete travel in order to enlist in the Army?
(a) Louisville.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Baton Rouge.

2. Which of the following metals is used to make the whistle in Flem Snopes' story?
(a) Brass.
(b) Steel.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

3. Although she is beautiful, which of the following adjectives best describes Herman Basket's sister?
(a) Clumsy.
(b) Fat.
(c) Rude.
(d) Lazy.

4. In the story "A Courtship," what does David Hogganbeck drive for a living?
(a) A tractor.
(b) A fighter jet.
(c) A steamboat.
(d) A taxi cab.

5. In the story "Lo," how does the president spy on the two Indians near his office?
(a) With a cup to the door.
(b) Through the cracks in the fence.
(c) Through the telegraph system.
(d) With a mirror.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing Emily's father leaves to her in his will?

2. In "A Bear Hunt," which part of the town do all the children think is haunted?

3. Where does Tom-Tom dispose of the scrap metal Flem Snopes has been hiding?

4. Before he left the tribe, how was Doom treated by the rest of his tribe?

5. What does Abner Snope do for a living?

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