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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. After Pete is killed in combat, how long do his parents take off of work to mourn for him?
(a) Four days.
(b) Two days.
(c) Three days.
(d) One day.

2. Which of the following relatives does Elly live with in the story "Elly"?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her cousin.

3. How many men is Res Grier working with to reshingle the church in "Shingles for God"?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

4. During what month of the year does Hawkshaw disappear from town for two weeks?
(a) March.
(b) December.
(c) April.
(d) August.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hawkshaw's fiance die?

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

3. What does Hawkshaw do for a living in the story "Hair"?

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

5. Who shoots Abner Snope?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Minnie Cooper attempts to leave her home on the day after the attack in "Dry September"?

2. What happens when Flem Snopes attempts to turn his two black co-workers against each other in the story "Centaur in Brass"?

3. Whom does the desirable woman in "A Courtship" decide to marry, and how does she make her decision?

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

5. What series of events takes place when Minnie realizes that there are mules in her yard in the story of the same name?

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

7. What rumor spreads through town about Minnie Cooper, and how do the townsfolk react in the story "Dry September"?

8. How does Pete's family react when he is killed in combat in the story "Shall Not Perish"?

9. What happens when young Georgie goes to visit his Uncle Rodney in the story "That Will Be Fine"?

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

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