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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who turns himself in for the murder of the richest man in town in "Justice"?
(a) Riley Granger.
(b) Alvin Tinsley.
(c) Hoop Granger.
(d) Riley Holt.

2. What does Esau begin having nightmares about in "The Sight"?
(a) A fire.
(b) Criminals.
(c) A dead relative.
(d) Bears.

3. What short story by Edgar Allan Poe shares a similar subject and theme as "Justice"?
(a) The Fall of the House of Usher.
(b) The Telltale Heart.
(c) The Raven.
(d) The Murders in the Rue Morgue.

4. What do the slaves do to the item taken from the plantation owner in "We Organized"?
(a) Throw water on it.
(b) Scream at it.
(c) Chant to it.
(d) Light it on fire.

5. How did Lester die in "The 11:59"?
(a) Fell down a flight of stairs.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Hit by a train.

6. How does Harper die in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?
(a) He falls into the river.
(b) He gets struck by lightning.
(c) He gets kicked by a horse.
(d) He gets stabbed.

7. What does Hoop begin having a few days after the death of Alvin Tinsley in "Justice"?
(a) Nightmares.
(b) Money.
(c) Sneezing fits.
(d) Religious visions.

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

9. What is Lester's last name in "The 11:59"?
(a) Thompson.
(b) Stevens.
(c) Talmadge.
(d) Simmons.

10. Who was Harper's father in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?
(a) Henri McAvoy.
(b) Amos McAvoy.
(c) Clarence McAvoy.
(d) Harper McAvoy Sr.

11. Which of the following is true of Ajax in "We Organized"?
(a) He is a slave.
(b) He is a circus performer.
(c) He is a god.
(d) He is a plantation owner.

12. How is Alvin Tinsley killed in "Justice"?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He is hung.
(c) He is given lethal injection.
(d) He is stabbed.

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

14. What refers to a person who professes an ability to perceive information hidden from the normal senses through extrasensory perception?
(a) Magician.
(b) Gypsy.
(c) Illusionist.
(d) Psychic.

15. What train feature was George Pullman credited with originating?
(a) Dining car.
(b) Steam engine.
(c) Coal engine.
(d) Sleeping car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Esau send his wife and children after he begins having nightmares in "The Sight"?

2. When did George Pullman establish his company?

3. How was the richest man in town found murdered in the beginning of "Justice"?

4. What flies up from the river after Henri is seen disappearing into it with his family in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?

5. What title does Henri hold at the Pin Oak Plantation?

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