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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," why does Julian prefer the old family mansion?
(a) It is far from where he currently lives.
(b) It represents the destruction of the family heritage.
(c) It represents his family's history.
(d) It is old and threadbare.

2. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Fortune think Mary Fortune allows her father to beat her?
(a) She respects her father.
(b) She is afraid of her father.
(c) She wants to anger her grandfather.
(d) She is a weak child.

3. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Mrs. Fox believe is wrong with Asbury?
(a) She thinks he is having a spiritual crisis.
(b) She thinks he is having a nervous breakdown.
(c) She thinks he has the enduring chill.
(d) She thinks he has contracted a respiratory infection.

4. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Thomas ask the sheriff to do?
(a) Issue a restraining order against Star
(b) Arrest her
(c) Set Star up so she will be sent to jail
(d) Search Star's room for his stolen gun

5. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what impresses Julian's mother about the neighborhood she lives in?
(a) It has not been racially integrated.
(b) It is in an affluent area.
(c) Only white people live in this area.
(d) It was fashionable forty years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Asbury try to converse with Father Finn about?

2. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why do the police first bring Rufus to Sheppard's home?

3. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Fortune do to teach Mary Fortune a lesson?

4. In the story "Parker's Back," why does Parker not want to have his back tattooed?

5. In the story "The Enduring Chill," where does Asbury hope to be buried when he dies?

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