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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 Lame Shall Enter First," what disability does Rufus have?
(a) He walks with a limp.
(b) He has only one foot.
(c) He only has one leg.
(d) He has a club foot.

2. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Sheppard put in the attic for Rufus to use?
(a) A bed
(b) A telescope
(c) A microscope
(d) Encyclopedias

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why does Thomas put the gun in Star's purse?
(a) To encourage her to use it to kill his mother
(b) So the police will find it and arrest her
(c) To frame her for his mother's murder
(d) So she can use it for protection

4. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Asbury leave for his mother to open when he dies?
(a) A collection of his poems
(b) The manuscript of his play
(c) A letter written in two notebooks
(d) A present from New York City

5. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why must Julian's mother go to the Y each week?
(a) Her doctor has entered her in a stress management program there.
(b) She is working out in their exercise facility.
(c) Her doctor has entered her in a weight loss class there.
(d) She is attending a seminar on race relations.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Revelation," how does Mrs. Turpin characterize the farm workers' compliments?

2. In the story "Greenleaf," what bothers Mrs. May about Mrs. Greenleaf?

3. In the story "Parker's Back," what draws Parker to the design he plans on having tattooed on his back?

4. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what happens to Julian's mother after the black woman slaps her?

5. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard give Rufus a key to his home?

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