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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what month of the year does Hawkshaw disappear from town for two weeks?
(a) April.
(b) December.
(c) March.
(d) August.

2. How many men is Res Grier working with to reshingle the church in "Shingles for God"?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

3. What liquor does the father in "The Tall Men" drink for anesthetic before his surgery?
(a) Wine.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Beer.

4. What crop does the family in "The Tall Men" grow?
(a) Corn.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Tobacco.

5. In "A Bear Hunt," which part of the town do all the children think is haunted?
(a) The cemetary.
(b) The church.
(c) The asylum.
(d) The Indian burial ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it about Paul de Montigny that makes him an unsuitable boyfriend for Elly?

2. Which of Mannie's relatives is killed driving mules while working for Snopes?

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?

4. Which of the following holidays is Georgie anxiously anticipating in the story "That Will Be Fine"?

5. How did Hawkshaw's fiance die?

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