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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. Which of the following animals does Wash overhear his boss talking about with great respect?
(a) His cattle.
(b) His horse.
(c) His dog.
(d) His oxen.

2. What is Sam Father's real birth name?
(a) Cheating-Man's-Son.
(b) No-Good-Baby.
(c) Had-Two-Fathers.
(d) Little-Man.

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

4. What animal does Doom kill using a salt he has brought back from the white man's land?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A fish.
(c) A kitten.
(d) A bird.

5. 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) So he will be properly punished.
(c) Out of fear.
(d) Out of respect.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following relatives does Elly live with in the story "Elly"?

2. Which of the following holidays is Georgie anxiously anticipating in the story "That Will Be Fine"?

3. During what month of the year does Hawkshaw disappear from town for two weeks?

4. Which of the following activities would one use a scythe for?

5. How many pilots make up the stunt team in the story "Death Drag"?

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