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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. How do Billy's enemies feel?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Excited.
(d) Saddened.

2. How many years is Billy at the farm before he is paroled?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

3. What does the father of the girl Billy impregnates insist?
(a) He move in with the both of them.
(b) He feed the baby for 21 years.
(c) He marry the girl.
(d) He disappear never to return.

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

5. What does May Day mean each year?
(a) A jitterbbugging contest.
(b) A rebellion of all that is Northern.
(c) An explanation of the historical event.
(d) A celebration plaiting the maypole and square dancing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Harper's farm?

3. What colors does Gweneth wear?

4. Who is the narrator of this story?

5. What happens when Billy goes into the general store to buy an orange soda?

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