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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although she is beautiful, which of the following adjectives best describes Herman Basket's sister?
(a) Rude.
(b) Fat.
(c) Clumsy.
(d) Lazy.

2. What animal does Doom kill using a salt he has brought back from the white man's land?
(a) A bird.
(b) A fish.
(c) A kitten.
(d) A puppy.

3. How long did Doom live away from his tribe?
(a) Twenty-seven years.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Seventeen years.
(d) Thirty-seven years.

4. What is the only thing Emily's father leaves to her in his will?
(a) A servant.
(b) A bank account full of money.
(c) A horse.
(d) A house.

5. How old is the young boy to whom Sam Fathers is telling his life story?
(a) 10 years old.
(b) 14 years old.
(c) 12 years old.
(d) 8 years old.

6. How does the servant at the rich family's home treat Pete's family when they come offering comfort?
(a) He is rude to them.
(b) He is kind to them.
(c) He confuses them.
(d) He is angry with them.

7. Which of the following holidays is Georgie anxiously anticipating in the story "That Will Be Fine"?
(a) His birthday.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Easter.

8. How did Hawkshaw's fiance die?
(a) From the pox.
(b) From the flu.
(c) From the fever.
(d) From the plague.

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

10. How does Paul de Montigny feel about marrying Elly?
(a) He is apathetic about marrying her.
(b) He does not want to marry her.
(c) He is not sure if he wants to marry her.
(d) He desperately wants to marry her.

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

12. Why do the Native Americans want to hold a trial for the chief's nephew in the white man's court?
(a) Out of fear.
(b) Out of curiosity.
(c) So he will be properly punished.
(d) Out of respect.

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

14. With whom does the president discuss "the situation" of the Indians near his quarters?
(a) The senate.
(b) His secretary.
(c) His vice president.
(d) His wife.

15. Which of the following things motivates the pilots in "Death Drag" to perform such dangerous tricks when traveling town to town?
(a) Money.
(b) Habit.
(c) Thrill.
(d) Fame.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following ailments plagues Lucius while he is out on the bear hunt?

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

3. Before he left the tribe, how was Doom treated by the rest of his tribe?

4. At the end of the story "Lo," what does the president order his men to do?

5. What about the little orphan girl Hawkshaw meets is unusually colored?

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