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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 building is Res Grier in charge of reshingling?
(a) The school.
(b) The police office.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The church.

2. How many soldiers are lost in the desert in the story "Ad Astra"?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Four hundred.
(c) Forty.
(d) Four.

3. Which of the following metals is used to make the whistle in Flem Snopes' story?
(a) Brass.
(b) Gold.
(c) Steel.
(d) Silver.

4. How old is the young boy to whom Sam Fathers is telling his life story?
(a) 14 years old.
(b) 10 years old.
(c) 8 years old.
(d) 12 years old.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Minnie on the first day she leaves her apartment after the attack?

2. Homer Barron is from what part of the United States?

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

4. Which of the following ailments plagues Lucius while he is out on the bear hunt?

5. What happens to Satoris at the end of the story "All the Dead Pilots"?

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