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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the father's body in "The Tall Men" has been injured in the war?
(a) His arm.
(b) His stomach.
(c) His head.
(d) His leg.

2. After Pete is killed in combat, how long do his parents take off of work to mourn for him?
(a) Four days.
(b) Two days.
(c) One day.
(d) Three days.

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

4. Why do the Native Americans want to hold a trial for the chief's nephew in the white man's court?
(a) Out of curiosity.
(b) Out of fear.
(c) So he will be properly punished.
(d) Out of respect.

5. What is the name of the black man who is killed for assaulting Minnie Cooper in the story "Dry September"?
(a) Tomas Frank.
(b) Alan Barks.
(c) Charlie Delay.
(d) Will Mayes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Paul de Montigny feel about marrying Elly?

2. Who is responsible for the mysterious deaths of the chief and all his successors?

3. How much money does Mannie give to Snopes after she shoots his prize mule in the story "Mule in the Yard"?

4. What is the name of the company Captain Warren pilots for in the story "Death Drag"?

5. Of what crime is the nephew of the Indian chief in the story "Lo" accused?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when young Georgie goes to visit his Uncle Rodney in the story "That Will Be Fine"?

2. What competition do Ikkemotubbe and David Hogganbeck find themselves in in the story "A Courtship"?

3. Why is Abner Snope ordered to pay de Spain bushels of corn, and what is Abner's reaction to this order?

4. Whom does the desirable woman in "A Courtship" decide to marry, and how does she make her decision?

5. What happens when Flem Snopes attempts to turn his two black co-workers against each other in the story "Centaur in Brass"?

6. What rumor spreads through town about Minnie Cooper, and how do the townsfolk react in the story "Dry September"?

7. How is Sarty involved in his father's death?

8. Why does Res Grier offer a hound dog to two of his co-workers?

9. Why do the Indians come to the president's office seeking advice in the story "Lo"?

10. What happens to Lucius Provine when he travels to the Indian reservation?

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