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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. How does Beech respond to the ranchers' threats?
(a) He pulls a gun on them.
(b) He gives in.
(c) He shoots them.
(d) He runs away without saying a word.

2. What did the first chief of the station die of in "An Outpost of Progress"?
(a) Fever.
(b) Old age.
(c) Aneurysm.
(d) Stroke.

3. What age did Lefty think he would never make it to?
(a) 18.
(b) 25.
(c) 20.
(d) 21.

4. What do the men do to pass the time in "An Outpost of Progress"?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Read books.
(c) Play games.
(d) Gamble.

5. How old is Beech Cartwright?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Bottle of Milk for Mother," what is Lefty interrogated for?

2. Who helps Carlier and Kayerts with their job?

3. What does Jack realize about Joan's boyfriends?

4. Who is Beech and Apling's employer?

5. What information is Beech threatened to give?

(see the answer key)

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