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

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

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

4. What happens to Minnie on the first day she leaves her apartment after the attack?
(a) She has a nervous breakdown.
(b) She is ignored by everyone she encounters.
(c) She is cheered as a hero.
(d) She is beaten up by an angry mob.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the father of the two young boys tell them to do when he sees the party that has come to arrest them?

3. To which city does Pete travel in order to enlist in the Army?

4. Which of the following facts about Uncle Willy is NOT true?

5. What is the only thing Emily's father leaves to her in his will?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Res Grier offer a hound dog to two of his co-workers?

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

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

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

5. How is Sarty involved in his father's death?

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

7. Why are the investigator and the marshal at the home of two young boys in the story "The Tall Men"?

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

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

10. How does Lucius Provine treat the black people in his neighborhood when he is a child?

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