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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. What is Lefty's ethnic background?
(a) Czech.
(b) Russian.
(c) Italian.
(d) Polish.

2. Where do Beech and Apling drive the horses?
(a) Landsdown.
(b) Robber's Cabin.
(c) Robber's Roost.
(d) Yellow Sky.

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

4. What is Mrs. Mooney's marital status?
(a) Divorced.
(b) Widowed.
(c) Separated.
(d) Happily married.

5. Who tries to attack Jack Potter?
(a) Jerry Chambers.
(b) Scratchy Wilson.
(c) His wife.
(d) Itchy Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Foiral think that the home owner is rich?

2. What is Dexter working as at the country club?

3. What business does the couple in "The Egg" try after the first fails?

4. In "Impulse," what is Michael's last name?

5. What is Jack Fergusson's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Mooney seek to increase the social class of her daughter, Polly?

2. Why does Peter Brench choose to ignore the fact that his friend's artwork is horrible?

3. How does Harold Krebs come home from war as a different person?

4. Describe Carlier and Kayert's backgrounds.

5. Why does Lefty struggle between his identity and future?

6. Were the checks worth the money in "Witch's Money"?

7. Why does Mr. Duran feel anxious about marrying Polly?

8. What happens to Lefty in "A Bottle of Milk for Mother"?

9. How does the town's instability affect Carlier and Kayerts?

10. What decision does Sartoris make concerning his father by the end of "Barn Burning"?

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