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Selected Short Stories Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long does Snopes get a job as a tenant farmer?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 10 months.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 6 months.

2. Who was the only person seen regularly at Emily's house before she died?
(a) The negro slave.
(b) Emily.
(c) Colonel Sartoris.
(d) Henry.

3. What did Emily's neighbors complain of to the authorities?
(a) Strange noises at night.
(b) The shambled looking yard.
(c) A bad smell.
(d) Colored smoke from the house.

4. Which branch of the military does the older brother in 'Two Soldiers' plan to join when he hears about Pearl Harbor?
(a) The Marines.
(b) The Navy.
(c) The Air Force.
(d) The Army.

5. What do the Indians in 'Red Leaves' discuss the palatability of?
(a) Cows.
(b) Horses.
(c) Children.
(d) Black flesh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is everything inside De Spain's mansion in 'Barn Burning'?

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

3. What was Miss Emily's last name in 'A Rose for Emily'?

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

5. What does Snopes's wife use to clean when they first are employed by De Spain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Moketubba have a fascination with?

2. What do men find in the upper story of Emily's house when she dies?

3. What is the most unsettling thing about the story 'Dry September'?

4. What does the White family do to help Nancy not be scared?

5. What does the mob do to Will Maynes in 'Dry September'?

6. What does De Spain demand when Snopes's wife further increases the insult her husband made to De Spain on his first day working?

7. What does the older brother in 'Two Soldiers' do when he sees his younger brother at the recruitment center?

8. What does Snopes do to insult De Spain on his first day working for him, and what does De Spain ask him to do about it?

9. What does Emily buy from a pharmacy after her father dies, and what do the townspeople think about that in 'A Rose For Emily'?

10. How does 'Barn Burning' end?

(see the answer keys)

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