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

2. What is the name of Sam Fathers' true father?
(a) Lo.
(b) Sam Senior.
(c) Pappy.
(d) Doom.

3. How many pilots make up the stunt team in the story "Death Drag"?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

4. When Doom wants to settle an argument between two men in his tribe, what engineering challenge does he create?
(a) A bridge-building competition.
(b) A teepee-building competition.
(c) A boat-building competition.
(d) A fence-building competition.

5. What type of snake bites the runaway slave in the story "Red Leaves"?
(a) Black mamba.
(b) Cottonmouth.
(c) Rattlesnake.
(d) Python.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following ailments does not befall the first pilot in the story "Death Drag"?

2. Which of the following statements about Dr Martino is true?

3. What does Abner Snope do for a living?

4. How did Hawkshaw's fiance die?

5. What is another word for "crevasse"?

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