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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 "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how much did Julian's mother pay for her new hat?
(a) $7.50
(b) $7.25
(c) $6.50
(d) $7.00

2. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why does the black woman become angry with her son?
(a) He is talking to a white woman.
(b) He refuses to sit with her.
(c) She believes he likes Julian's mother better than him.
(d) She believes he is misbehaving on the bus.

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," where does Julian say that "true culture" lies?
(a) In literature
(b) In the heart
(c) In the mind
(d) In the city

4. In the story "Greenleaf," what does Scofield do for a living?
(a) He is an insurance salesman specializing in insurance for white people.
(b) He is an insurance salesman specializing in insurance for black people.
(c) He is a college professor.
(d) He is a farmer.

5. In the story "Parker's Back," who does Parker believe his wife is jealous of?
(a) His female boss
(b) Their unborn child
(c) Other white people
(d) Himself

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what disability does Rufus have?

2. In the story "Parker's Back," what is Sarah Ruth constantly trying to do?

3. In the story "Greenleaf," what does Mrs. May think the reason is for E.T. and O.T. not coming to get their bull?

4. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Norton spend so much time looking through the telescope?

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

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