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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dry September.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the younger brother in 'Two Soldiers' get home at the end of the story?
(a) He rides the bus.
(b) He walks.
(c) He is taken home in a military vehicle.
(d) The older woman drives him.

2. Where was the older brother in 'Two Soldiers' when he heard about Pearl Harbor?
(a) In a train station.
(b) At his neighbor's house.
(c) At the market.
(d) In his house.

3. What does the younger brother in in 'Two Soldiers' do when some soldiers laugh at him?
(a) Cries.
(b) Faints.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Pulls out a knife.

4. Why do the men in town think the rape of Minne Cooper should be avenged?
(a) To get some excitement.
(b) To protect their wives.
(c) To assist the local police.
(d) None of these.

5. What is Snopes's son's nickname?
(a) Sparts.
(b) Smarty.
(c) Starts.
(d) Sarty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Snopes's first name?

2. What was found in the locked room after Emily's death?

3. What does the leader of the mob in 'Dry September' put on the night table when he gets home?

4. What does the older woman do for the younger brother in 'Two Soldiers'?

5. Why does a man in 'Dry September' say it won't matter if they kill an innocent black man?

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