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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. What is it rumored that Billy lost fighting a redneck near Limehouse, SC?
(a) His left ear.
(b) His right pinky finger.
(c) His big toe.
(d) His left eye.

2. Why does the narrator want to go back to square dancing?
(a) To get one swing with Gweneth.
(b) To show everyone that he can do what his father says he can't.
(c) To trip Leon and teach him a lesson.
(d) To avoid having to be with Queen Rose.

3. What is the only thing Billy wants from William when he visits him at the farm?
(a) To go across the road and buy him lunch.
(b) To help him get away from the farm.
(c) To talk about his mother.
(d) To stop talking and give him some gum.

4. What does the narrator tell Mrs. Boswell at recess that makes her laugh?
(a) That Leon hurt him.
(b) That he cannot dance.
(c) That he wants to be partners with Gweneth.
(d) That he would rather be a plaiter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy do as the prison guard leads him away?

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

3. Why does Mrs. Boswell tell Leon he cannot go out to dance?

4. Who is the narrator in this story?

5. What is Billy's job at Dillingham Automotives, Inc.?

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