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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The 11:59.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "We Organized" is based on the oral histories documented in the Slave Narratives from when?
(a) The 1950s.
(b) The 1920s.
(c) The 1930s.
(d) The 1940s.

2. What does Ajax refuse to knock from a tree in "We Organized"?
(a) A walnut.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) An apple.
(d) A wasp nest.

3. Where does Lester lock himself in "The 11:59"?
(a) The porter house.
(b) A train car.
(c) The station house.
(d) His apartment.

4. What does the KKK try Alvin Tinsley for in "Justice"?
(a) Arson.
(b) Rape.
(c) Murder.
(d) Theft.

5. Who was the father of Ajax in Greek mythology?
(a) Peleus.
(b) Telamon.
(c) Teucer.
(d) Aeacus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What train feature was George Pullman credited with originating?

3. What short story by Edgar Allan Poe shares a similar subject and theme as "Justice"?

4. When did the second development of the Ku Klux Klan flourish nationwide in the U.S.?

5. Who is the former owner of the Pin Oak Plantation?

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