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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 does Rufus teach Norton about that angers Sheppard?
(a) Robbery
(b) Suicide
(c) Christianity
(d) Sex

2. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner pretend to do when his daughter is leaving for the store?
(a) Sleep
(b) Watch television
(c) Whittle
(d) Apologize

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Thomas do for a living?
(a) He lives off of an inheritance from his father.
(b) He is a history professor.
(c) He works for the sheriff's office.
(d) He is a historian.

4. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Mary Fortune tell her grandfather when he confronts her about Pitts' beatings?
(a) Nobody beat her.
(b) She loves her father.
(c) Pitts has the right to beat her.
(d) She must respect her father.

5. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Norton often begin crying?
(a) Rufus hits him.
(b) He misses his deceased mother.
(c) He does not want Rufus to live in the family's home.
(d) He is jealous of Sheppard's attention towards Rufus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Judgment Day," where is Tanner living when his daughter finds him?

2. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Star steal from Thomas?

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," where does Thomas finally find the sheriff?

4. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," where did Sheppard meet Rufus Johnson?

5. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Thomas ask the sheriff to do?

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