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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the president decide to hold a "mock trial" for the Indian chief's nephew?
(a) To punish the nephew to the fullest extent of the law.
(b) To appease the townsfolk.
(c) To get the Indians off his land.
(d) To fool the Indians into thinking that he understands the law.

2. When Doom wants to settle an argument between two men in his tribe, what type of fight does he arrange?
(a) A cowboy's dual.
(b) A dog fight.
(c) A fistfight.
(d) A cock fight.

3. To which city does Pete travel in order to enlist in the Army?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Louisville.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Baton Rouge.

4. Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe the family from the story "The Tall Men"?
(a) Prideful.
(b) Loving.
(c) Honorable.
(d) Rich.

5. What weapon does Pete's younger brother use to attack the bus depot worker and the Army lieutenant?
(a) A knife.
(b) A gun.
(c) A lead pipe.
(d) A grenade.

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

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

8. Which of the following government officials does NOT arrive at the home of the two boys in "The Tall Men"?
(a) A marshal.
(b) A recruiter.
(c) An investigator.
(d) A parson.

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

10. According to Indian tradition, what must the chief's slave do after the chief dies?
(a) Be sold to another Indian chief.
(b) Be buried next to the chief.
(c) Be banished into the wilderness.
(d) Marry the chief's wife.

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

12. What does the father of the two young boys tell them to do when he sees the party that has come to arrest them?
(a) He tells them run.
(b) He tells them join.
(c) He tells them to fight.
(d) He tells them to pray.

13. What do the townsfolk find lying on the pillow next to Homer Barron's corpse?
(a) A fresh, red rose.
(b) A shiny gold key.
(c) A long, gray hair.
(d) A lipstick stained kiss.

14. What devastating fact does Pappy find out about the black woman he is in love with?
(a) She is racist.
(b) She does not love him.
(c) She is already married.
(d) She is barren.

15. How do Pete and his brother hear about the war that is tearing their country apart?
(a) From the television.
(b) From the newspaper.
(c) From the radio.
(d) From the Internet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Doom kill using a salt he has brought back from the white man's land?

2. Who shoots Abner Snope?

3. What religious group attempts to save Willy's life by sending him to an asylum in the story "Uncle Willy"?

4. In the story "A Courtship," what does David Hogganbeck drive for a living?

5. What is the name of the leader of the mob that kills Minnie Cooper's attacker in the story "Dry September"?

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