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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Turkey.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Old Gabriel think he can smell?
(a) Milk.
(b) Lurkers outside his cabin.
(c) Rats.
(d) A wildcat.

2. What has been Mrs. Willerton’s job for over 50 years?
(a) To sweep the kitchen.
(b) To do the dishes.
(c) To hang the laundry.
(d) To crumb the table after a meal.

3. Whom does Ruller give a dime to?
(a) The beggar woman.
(b) The beggar man.
(c) His older brother.
(d) The hunter.

4. Who returns from hunting in the short story “Wildcat”?
(a) The wildcat.
(b) The men and women in the community.
(c) Four young black men.
(d) Old Gabriel.

5. How old is Ruller?
(a) Six.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. “The Barber” takes place in which town?

2. What disappoints Old Dudley at the end of the story?

3. Who asked Old Dudley if he wanted to go for a walk?

4. Where is Old Dudley living?

5. Who takes the turkey from Ruller?

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