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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sam Fathers' heritage in the story "A Justice"?
(a) Half Native American, half black.
(b) Full-blooded Native American.
(c) Half Native American, half white
(d) Half black, half white

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

3. Which of the following facts about Uncle Willy is NOT true?
(a) He is married to a prostitute.
(b) He has three sons.
(c) He is a drug addict.
(d) He lives in Memphis.

4. What is the name of Abner Snope's only son?
(a) Party.
(b) Smarty.
(c) Marty.
(d) Sarty.

5. Who shoots Abner Snope?
(a) His son.
(b) His wife.
(c) His boss.
(d) His best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the townsfolk find lying on the pillow next to Homer Barron's corpse?

2. What is the name of the Indian man Herman Basket's sister marries?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Lucius Provine when he travels to the Indian reservation?

2. How is the slave finally captured in the story "Red Leaves"?

3. Why is Res Grier accused of arson?

4. What mysterious events began to occur once Doom arrives back at his Indian tribe?

5. What of Hawkshaw's behavior do the townsfolk find unusual in the story "Hair"?

6. How does McLendon treat women in the story "Dry September"?

7. Why is Lucius Provine sent to see the Indian doctor while out on a bear hunt?

8. How does Nancy react to life in jail in the story "The Evening Sun"?

9. Why do the Jefferson townsfolk pity Emily Grierson after her father dies?

10. Why do the Indians come to the president's office seeking advice in the story "Lo"?

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