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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Village stories.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following vehicles does Uncle Willy crash, killing himself?
(a) A car.
(b) A train.
(c) A boat.
(d) An airplane.

2. What does Abner Snope do for a living?
(a) He is an architect.
(b) He is a teacher.
(c) He is a farmer.
(d) He is a doctor.

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

4. To which city does Pete travel in order to enlist in the Army?
(a) Louisville.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Baton Rouge.
(d) Memphis.

5. Homer Barron is from what part of the United States?
(a) The South.
(b) The North.
(c) The West.
(d) The East.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following things motivates the pilots in "Death Drag" to perform such dangerous tricks when traveling town to town?

2. Who shoots Abner Snope?

3. After Pete is killed in combat, how long do his parents take off of work to mourn for him?

4. What is the name of the company Captain Warren pilots for in the story "Death Drag"?

5. What is the name of the black man who is killed for assaulting Minnie Cooper in the story "Dry September"?

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