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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 does Abner Snope do for a living?
(a) He is a teacher.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is an architect.
(d) He is a farmer.

2. When Res Grier is waiting for his friend to return from fox hunting, how late is he when he finally arrives at work?
(a) Eight hours late.
(b) Two hours late.
(c) Six hours late.
(d) Four hours late.

3. Which of the following ailments plagues Lucius while he is out on the bear hunt?
(a) Hiccups.
(b) Shortness of breath.
(c) Coughing.
(d) Sneezing.

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

5. What is Sam Father's real birth name?
(a) No-Good-Baby.
(b) Had-Two-Fathers.
(c) Cheating-Man's-Son.
(d) Little-Man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Abner Snope's only son?

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes Flem Snopes in the story "Centaur in Brass"?

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

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

5. In the story "Lo," how does the president spy on the two Indians near his office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What competition do Ikkemotubbe and David Hogganbeck find themselves in in the story "A Courtship"?

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

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

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

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

6. In the story "A Justice," why does Doom leave his tribe and where does he go?

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

8. Why is Res Grier accused of arson?

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

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

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