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

2. What did Emily teach for a while?
(a) Violin lessons.
(b) Singing.
(c) China painting.
(d) Floral arrangements.

3. What does Snopes's wife use to clean when they first are employed by De Spain?
(a) Lye.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Acid.
(d) Baking powder.

4. What do the Indians in 'Red Leaves' see as a burden in their lives?
(a) The drought.
(b) The neighboring tribe.
(c) The new government.
(d) The Black population.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many shots does Snopes's son hear after he announces that a barn is burning?

2. What is Snopes's first name?

3. What is Snopes told he should do after his case is thrown out?

4. Who argues with the leader of the mob in 'Dry September' when he gets home?

5. Which of these is a name of an Indian on 'Red Leaves'?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the men in 'Dry September' say it would be worth it for them to kill an innocent man?

3. 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?

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

5. How does Snopes always react when he feels trapped or threatened in 'Barn Burning'?

6. What happens when Nancy tries to kill herself in 'That Evening Sun'?

7. What happens when Jesus comes to the White's house in 'That Evening Sun'?

8. What is seen just before the stench at Emily's house dissipates?

9. What other accusation has Minne Cooper made in the past?

10. What do the hunters say when they find the runaway slave in 'Red Leaves'?

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