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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. How old is the young boy to whom Sam Fathers is telling his life story?
(a) 10 years old.
(b) 14 years old.
(c) 8 years old.
(d) 12 years old.

2. Which of the following about Indian culture does NOT embarrass the president?
(a) Their dress.
(b) Their skin color.
(c) Their manners.
(d) Their language.

3. Which of the following ailments does not befall the first pilot in the story "Death Drag"?
(a) His stomach isn't able to digest food.
(b) His body develops a nervous tic.
(c) His hair turns white.
(d) His voice goes mute.

4. How old is Emily Grierson when she dies?
(a) 94.
(b) 64.
(c) 74.
(d) 84.

5. How does the servant at the rich family's home treat Pete's family when they come offering comfort?
(a) He is angry with them.
(b) He confuses them.
(c) He is rude to them.
(d) He is kind to them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What liquor does the father in "The Tall Men" drink for anesthetic before his surgery?

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

4. What happens to Minnie on the first day she leaves her apartment after the attack?

5. When Res Grier is waiting for his friend to return from fox hunting, how late is he when he finally arrives at work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does McLendon treat women in the story "Dry September"?

3. Why do the Jefferson townsfolk pity Emily Grierson after her father dies?

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

5. In the story "Lo," why is the president uncomfortable with the Native Americans who come to him for advice?

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

7. In the story "A Justice," why does Doom leave his tribe and where does he go?

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

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

10. What mysterious events began to occur once Doom arrives back at his Indian tribe?

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