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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 "Revelation," what do the Turpins do upon returning home from the doctor's office?
(a) Go to bed
(b) Feed the pigs
(c) Pick up the farm workers
(d) Eat dinner

2. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why do the police first bring Rufus to Sheppard's home?
(a) He wants Sheppard to bail him out of jail.
(b) He wants to confess his crime to Sheppard.
(c) He hopes Sheppard will convince the police he was at home.
(d) He insists on telling Sheppard he is innocent.

3. In the story "Judgment Day," where does Tanner's daughter find him when she returns home from the grocery store?
(a) In Corinth
(b) In the stairwell of her apartment building
(c) In her apartment
(d) In bed

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

5. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner use to keep his workers at the saw mill in line?
(a) A whip
(b) Verbal threats
(c) The police
(d) A knife

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how does Julian characterize his trips with his mother to the Y?

2. In the story "The Enduring Chill," where does Asbury's friend Goetz take him to help him deal with death?

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian's mother do to punctuate her statement that it is hot?

4. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how does Julian's mother characterize all children?

5. In the story "Greenleaf" why does Mrs. May freeze when she sees the bull coming across the pasture?

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