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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. What is the setting of the story "Justice"?
(a) Leake County, Mississippi.
(b) Hinds County, Mississippi.
(c) Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.
(d) Yazoo County, Mississippi.

2. What is the name of the labor union associated with the Pullman Palace Car Company?
(a) Brotherhood of Guest Services Workers.
(b) International Brotherhood of Hospitality Workers.
(c) Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
(d) International Brotherhood of Railworkers.

3. Where does Lester often go to regale stories of the past in "The 11:59"?
(a) His church.
(b) The locomotive.
(c) The porter house.
(d) The caboose.

4. What is the name of the sac in which the fetus develops?
(a) Fataliacal sac.
(b) Natal sac.
(c) Baby sac.
(d) Amniotic sac.

5. When did the first organization of the Ku Klux Klan flourish in the American South?
(a) 1860s.
(b) 1880s.
(c) 1820s.
(d) 1790s.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to legend, anyone who hears the fabled 11:59 train will die within how much time?

2. What does Hoop begin having a few days after the death of Alvin Tinsley in "Justice"?

3. What does the KKK try Alvin Tinsley for in "Justice"?

4. How is Alvin Tinsley killed in "Justice"?

5. The mayor in "Justice" announces that Alvin Tinsley died how?

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