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

2. What does Hawkshaw do for a living in the story "Hair"?
(a) He is a stylist.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is a barber.
(d) He is a dentist.

3. During which of the following holidays do Hubert Jarrod and Louise King meet?
(a) Easter.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Halloween.

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

5. Which of the following characters is NOT involved with telling the story of Harrison Blair's chase of the fox?
(a) Harrison Blair's hunting mates.
(b) Harrison Blair's servant.
(c) Harrison Blair.
(d) Harrison Blair's chauffer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the narrator of the story "Pennsylvania Station" related to the dead woman?

2. Where does Tom-Tom dispose of the scrap metal Flem Snopes has been hiding?

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

4. What is the name of Sam Fathers' true father?

5. How many pilots make up the stunt team in the story "Death Drag"?

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