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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of snake bites the runaway slave in the story "Red Leaves"?
(a) Rattlesnake.
(b) Python.
(c) Cottonmouth.
(d) Black mamba.

2. What is the name of the company Captain Warren pilots for in the story "Death Drag"?
(a) The Company of Wings.
(b) Aireal Barnam.
(c) Royal Flying Corps.
(d) Jet Away and Fly.

3. What happens to Minnie on the first day she leaves her apartment after the attack?
(a) She is cheered as a hero.
(b) She is beaten up by an angry mob.
(c) She has a nervous breakdown.
(d) She is ignored by everyone she encounters.

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

5. Which of Mannie's relatives is killed driving mules while working for Snopes?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her son.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Harrison Blair been chasing the same fox in the story "Foxhunt"?

2. Where is David Hogganbeck when he nearly loses his life in competition?

3. How is the narrator of the story "Pennsylvania Station" related to the dead woman?

4. What is Sam Fathers' heritage in the story "A Justice"?

5. What about the little orphan girl Hawkshaw meets is unusually colored?

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