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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 shocking item does Emily Grierson purchase from the druggist in town?
(a) Arsenic.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Cyanide.
(d) Lye.

2. What does the English soldier think about Borgard's flying ability in the story "Turnabout"?
(a) He is impressed.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He is apathetic.
(d) He is disappointed.

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

4. Which of the following things motivates the pilots in "Death Drag" to perform such dangerous tricks when traveling town to town?
(a) Money.
(b) Habit.
(c) Fame.
(d) Thrill.

5. What is Sam Fathers' heritage in the story "A Justice"?
(a) Half black, half white
(b) Half Native American, half black.
(c) Full-blooded Native American.
(d) Half Native American, half white

Short Answer Questions

1. What request does Pappy make of Doom when Doom returns to his tribe?

2. Before he left the tribe, how was Doom treated by the rest of his tribe?

3. What animal does Res Grier try to sell in order to settle his debts with his co-workers?

4. Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe the family from the story "The Tall Men"?

5. How old is the young boy to whom Sam Fathers is telling his life story?

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