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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story "Greenleaf," why did Mrs. May move to the farm?
(a) She and her husband wanted to start a dairy farm.
(b) It was the only property she could afford to buy when her husband died.
(c) It was the only property her husband left her when he died.
(d) She wanted to raise her two sons in the country rather than in the city.

2. In the story "The Comforts of Home," how does Star's lawyer characterize her?
(a) As being a career criminal
(b) As needing to go into a mental institution
(c) As having a psychopathic personality
(d) As being a helpless victim of circumstance

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Thomas see as the "principle of order and the only thing that makes life bearable"?
(a) intelligence
(b) chastity
(c) family
(d) virtue

4. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how long has Julian been out of college?
(a) One month
(b) He is still in college.
(c) One year
(d) Ten years

5. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard invite Rufus to live with he and Norton?
(a) To provide Rufus with a safe home
(b) To have another person to help with the household chores
(c) To teach Norton how to share
(d) To provide Norton with a live-in playmate

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Parker's Back," what must Parker say to get Sarah Ruth to let him back in the house?

2. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner recite as he attempts to leave his daughter's apartment for good?

3. In the story "Parker's Back," where does Parker go after the tree catches on fire?

4. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Sheppard believe Norton will become when he grows up?

5. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why does the black woman become angry with her son?

(see the answer key)

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