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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Wasteland Stories.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In the story "A Courtship," what does David Hogganbeck drive for a living?
(a) A taxi cab.
(b) A fighter jet.
(c) A steamboat.
(d) A tractor.

4. What crime is Res Grier accused of in the end of the story "Shingles for the Lord"?
(a) Arson.
(b) Embezzlement.
(c) Kidnapping.
(d) Murder.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the story "Red Leaves," how many Indians are searching for the chief's slave?

3. After the war is over, where does Alec Gray move?

4. Which of the following government officials does NOT arrive at the home of the two boys in "The Tall Men"?

5. How does Alec Gray react when he is sent to spend time in the penal battalion?

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