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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," how does Rufus initially respond to Sheppard's interest in him?
(a) He is silent.
(b) He runs away.
(c) He is eager to befriend Sheppard.
(d) He is resistant.

2. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," which of the following is not an aspect of her family's past that impresses Julian's mother?
(a) Her father was a Godhigh.
(b) Her grandfather was a governor.
(c) Her mother was a Godhigh.
(d) Her great-grandfather was a plantation owner.

3. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Rufus teach Norton about that angers Sheppard?
(a) Christianity
(b) Sex
(c) Robbery
(d) Suicide

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

5. In the story "Revelation," who is at the lowest rung of social class in Mrs. Turpin's opinion?
(a) Whites who do own land
(b) All black people
(c) Black people who do not own their own homes
(d) White unemployed people

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard not go into Norton's room after talking with Rufus about whether or not he was at the movies with his son?

2. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin do as she is working in the pig parlor?

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

4. In the story "Revelation," where does Mrs. Turpin go when Claud takes the farm workers home?

5. In the story "A View of the Woods," what color does Fortune think the woods turn one evening?

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