View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Flem Snopes in the story "Centaur in Brass"?
(a) Charming.
(b) Helpful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Dishonest.

2. What devastating fact does Pappy find out about the black woman he is in love with?
(a) She does not love him.
(b) She is barren.
(c) She is racist.
(d) She is already married.

3. What does the father of the two young boys tell them to do when he sees the party that has come to arrest them?
(a) He tells them run.
(b) He tells them to pray.
(c) He tells them to fight.
(d) He tells them join.

4. At the end of the story "Crevasse," what is the injured man in the corner doing?
(a) Crying.
(b) Singing.
(c) Praying.
(d) Babbling.

5. Where does Tom-Tom dispose of the scrap metal Flem Snopes has been hiding?
(a) In the garbage dump.
(b) In the boiler.
(c) In the incinerator.
(d) In the water tank.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Crevasse," how are the first 12 soldiers killed?

2. How much money does Mannie give to Snopes after she shoots his prize mule in the story "Mule in the Yard"?

3. What do the townsfolk find lying on the pillow next to Homer Barron's corpse?

4. Which of the following about Indian culture does NOT embarrass the president?

5. In the story "All the Dead Pilots," what does Spoomer steal from his friend Satoris?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 264 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample