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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following ailments does not befall the first pilot in the story "Death Drag"?
(a) His body develops a nervous tic.
(b) His voice goes mute.
(c) His stomach isn't able to digest food.
(d) His hair turns white.

2. Where is David Hogganbeck when he nearly loses his life in competition?
(a) In the jungle.
(b) On a riverboat.
(c) On a mountaintop.
(d) In a cave.

3. Where are the Indians searching for the slave?
(a) On the plantation.
(b) In the mountains.
(c) In the desert.
(d) In the woods.

4. What is it about Paul de Montigny that makes him an unsuitable boyfriend for Elly?
(a) He is uneducated.
(b) He is biracial.
(c) He is poor.
(d) He is black.

5. What animal does Res Grier try to sell in order to settle his debts with his co-workers?
(a) A dog.
(b) A cow.
(c) A goat.
(d) A horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following metals is used to make the whistle in Flem Snopes' story?

2. When Res Grier is waiting for his friend to return from fox hunting, how late is he when he finally arrives at work?

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. When Doom wants to settle an argument between two men in his tribe, what type of fight does he arrange?

5. According to Indian tradition, what must the chief's slave do after the chief dies?

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