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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 'The Third Prize', 'The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky', 'Open Winter', and 'Barn Burning'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Foiral upset with home owner?
(a) Because the owner didn't pay him the deposit.
(b) Because the owner was rude.
(c) Because the owner claims he is poor.
(d) Because the owner wouldn't give the house back.

2. What does Michael's wife do at the end of "Impulse"?
(a) She commits suicide.
(b) Leaves him and the kids.
(c) Divorces him.
(d) Sticks by him.

3. What makes Foiral think that the home owner is rich?
(a) He has blank checks.
(b) He wears a lot of expensive clothing.
(c) He has bought dozens of homes.
(d) He said he is rich.

4. Who do the men meet with in "The Third Prize"?
(a) Jerry Chambers.
(b) Warburton.
(c) Cooper.
(d) Scratchy Wilson.

5. What does the father accidentally do while completing an egg trick in "The Egg"?
(a) Breaks an egg on Joe.
(b) Breaks an egg on himself.
(c) Breaks an egg in the food.
(d) Breaks an egg on the wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Carlier and Kayerts do for a living?

2. How does Beech respond to the ranchers' threats?

3. What is Sartoris's father accused of?

4. Who is Beech and Apling's employer?

5. What did the first chief of the station die of in "An Outpost of Progress"?

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