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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What portion of her house did Emily lock up?
(a) The cellar.
(b) The attic.
(c) The upper story.
(d) The kitchen.

2. Which of these is a name of an Indian on 'Red Leaves'?
(a) One Soul.
(b) Four Weavers.
(c) Two Horses.
(d) Three Baskets.

3. How did Jesus get his big scar?
(a) A dog attack.
(b) A fire.
(c) A car crash.
(d) A knife fight.

4. What word does the author use to describe the mob in 'Dry September'?
(a) Vigilante.
(b) Gang.
(c) Militia.
(d) Blood thirsty.

5. What is Hawkshaw's occupation?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Tailor.
(c) Barber.
(d) Foreman.

6. Where does Minne Cooper live in 'Dry September'?
(a) Augusta.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Jefferson.

7. What is Snopes's first name?
(a) Alex.
(b) Abel.
(c) Adam.
(d) Abner.

8. How far does the younger brother in 'Two Soldiers' ride a bus to find his brother?
(a) 100 miles.
(b) 90 miles.
(c) 70 miles.
(d) 80 miles.

9. What does Hawkshaw say that is ignored?
(a) That Minne is lying.
(b) That evidence should be procured.
(c) That Will is innocent.
(d) That they should wait.

10. What is the name of the narrator of 'That Evening Sun'?
(a) Quick.
(b) Quentin.
(c) Qualtz.
(d) Quill.

11. How old is the younger brother in 'Two Soldiers'?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 9.

12. What does the older woman do for the younger brother in 'Two Soldiers'?
(a) Listens to him.
(b) Buys a bus ticket.
(c) All of these.
(d) Feeds him dinner.

13. Who entices the men to go to action against the man said to have raped Minne Cooper?
(a) McCaine.
(b) McClintock.
(c) Mclendon.
(d) McClark.

14. Who does not believe Minne Cooper was raped?
(a) The police chief.
(b) The barber.
(c) The victim's father.
(d) The plant manager.

15. Where does the man accused of rape in 'Dry September' work?
(a) The ice plant.
(b) The cotton mill.
(c) The chicken farm.
(d) The tobacco fields.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who substitutes for Dilsey?

2. What is Snopes's son's nickname?

3. What does the younger brother refuse from the older woman in 'Two Soldiers'?

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

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

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