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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Woman in the Snow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what Classical work is the mythological Ajax notable for his abundant strength and courage, seen particularly in two fights with Hector?
(a) The Homeric Hymns.
(b) The Odyssey
(c) The Iliad.
(d) The Birds.

2. What position were black employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company not eligible for promotion as it was reserved for whites?
(a) Pilot.
(b) Porter.
(c) Groundskeeper.
(d) Conductor.

3. What does the slave owner begin to hear in his head after the "spell" by the slaves in "We Organized"?
(a) The devil.
(b) Monsters.
(c) Music.
(d) God's voice.

4. Who was Esau's fraternal twin brother in the Hebrew Bible?
(a) Elijah.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Isaac.
(d) Gabriel.

5. From what do the slaves hang an item from the plantation owner's clothing in "We Organized"?
(a) A ladder.
(b) The plantation owner's house.
(c) A tree.
(d) A lamp post.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time passes before Grady sees the same woman in "The Woman in the Snow"?

2. What month is it in the beginning of "The Woman in the Snow"?

3. How did the woman die in "The Woman in the Snow"?

4. Who owns the gas station in town in "Justice"?

5. What is the setting of the story "Justice"?

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