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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Alec Gray?
(a) He is a decorated soldier.
(b) He is very poor.
(c) He was honorably discharged from the Army.
(d) He is of Caucasian decent.

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

3. Of what crime is the nephew of the Indian chief in the story "Lo" accused?
(a) Theft.
(b) Vandalism.
(c) Murder.
(d) Blasphemy.

4. What religious group attempts to save Willy's life by sending him to an asylum in the story "Uncle Willy"?
(a) Mormons.
(b) Catholics.
(c) Muslims.
(d) Christians.

5. While Alec Gray is in the Army, what is his relationship with his family?
(a) He misses his family.
(b) He has no family.
(c) Angry.
(d) Distant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters is NOT involved with telling the story of Harrison Blair's chase of the fox?

2. During which of the following holidays do Hubert Jarrod and Louise King meet?

3. What crime is Res Grier accused of in the end of the story "Shingles for the Lord"?

4. Who suggests that Lucius go visit the Indians to cure his ailment?

5. In "A Bear Hunt," which part of the town do all the children think is haunted?

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