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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Story of a Dead Man".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is William hoping to meet Billy?
(a) Harper's farm.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Houston.

2. What does Leon's costume have that clanks?
(a) Spurs.
(b) Huge belt buckle.
(c) Lots of jewlery.
(d) Fake guns.

3. What is Billy's job at Dillingham Automotives, Inc.?
(a) Keeping the cars and the car lot safe.
(b) Getting the cars ready to be picked up.
(c) Selling cars to blacks.
(d) Tracking down blacks who default on their car loans.

4. What does Billy do as the prison guard leads him away?
(a) Stares at William.
(b) Begs William to save him.
(c) Talks to his dead mother.
(d) Sings and laughs.

5. Why do many of the boys get off at Gweneth's stop?
(a) To watch her walk away.
(b) To fight over who gets to walk her home.
(c) To be sure not to miss anything.
(d) To hear her say "bye y'all."

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters dismisses country music as a valid art form?

2. What does May Day mean each year?

3. What was the occupation of Billy and William's namesake?

4. What does the narrator believe Mrs. Boswell is encouraging him to challenge?

5. What does the father of the girl Billy impregnates insist?

(see the answer key)

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