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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hawkshaw's fiance die?
(a) From the plague.
(b) From the pox.
(c) From the flu.
(d) From the fever.

2. Why does the president decide to hold a "mock trial" for the Indian chief's nephew?
(a) To appease the townsfolk.
(b) To fool the Indians into thinking that he understands the law.
(c) To get the Indians off his land.
(d) To punish the nephew to the fullest extent of the law.

3. What about the little orphan girl Hawkshaw meets is unusually colored?
(a) Her clothing.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her teeth.

4. How do Pete and his brother hear about the war that is tearing their country apart?
(a) From the television.
(b) From the radio.
(c) From the Internet.
(d) From the newspaper.

5. Which of the following adjectives best describes Flem Snopes in the story "Centaur in Brass"?
(a) Dishonest.
(b) Charming.
(c) Helpful.
(d) Angry.

6. In the story "Red Leaves," how many Indians are searching for the chief's slave?
(a) Eight.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

7. What is the name of the Indian man Herman Basket's sister marries?
(a) Wolf-In-Mountains.
(b) Leaf-On-Stick.
(c) Log-In-Creek.
(d) Star-In-Sky.

8. At the end of the story "Lo," what does the president order his men to do?
(a) Fear the Indians.
(b) Ignore the Indians.
(c) Kill the Indians.
(d) Befriend the Indians.

9. What shocking item does Emily Grierson purchase from the druggist in town?
(a) Cyanide.
(b) Arsenic.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Lye.

10. What building is Res Grier in charge of reshingling?
(a) The police office.
(b) The hospital.
(c) The church.
(d) The school.

11. How long did Doom live away from his tribe?
(a) Thirty-seven years.
(b) Seventeen years.
(c) Twenty-seven years.
(d) Seven years.

12. Where are the Indians searching for the slave?
(a) In the mountains.
(b) In the woods.
(c) In the desert.
(d) On the plantation.

13. What liquor does the father in "The Tall Men" drink for anesthetic before his surgery?
(a) Wine.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Beer.
(d) Champagne.

14. Which of the following things motivates the pilots in "Death Drag" to perform such dangerous tricks when traveling town to town?
(a) Fame.
(b) Thrill.
(c) Habit.
(d) Money.

15. Homer Barron is from what part of the United States?
(a) The North.
(b) The South.
(c) The West.
(d) The East.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hawkshaw do for a living in the story "Hair"?

2. Which of Mannie's relatives is killed driving mules while working for Snopes?

3. In the story "A Courtship," what does David Hogganbeck drive for a living?

4. Although she is beautiful, which of the following adjectives best describes Herman Basket's sister?

5. When Doom wants to settle an argument between two men in his tribe, what engineering challenge does he create?

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