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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 does Mrs. Turpin say is "the worst thing in the world"?
(a) A person with a bad disposition
(b) An ungrateful person
(c) A black person
(d) A white-trash person

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 insists on telling Sheppard he is innocent.
(c) He wants to confess his crime to Sheppard.
(d) He hopes Sheppard will convince the police he was at home.

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how much did Julian's mother pay for her new hat?
(a) $7.00
(b) $6.50
(c) $7.50
(d) $7.25

4. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what is Julian's career goal?
(a) Selling automobile tires
(b) Writing
(c) Drawing
(d) Selling typewriters

5. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why does the black woman become angry with her son?
(a) He refuses to sit with her.
(b) She believes he likes Julian's mother better than him.
(c) She believes he is misbehaving on the bus.
(d) He is talking to a white woman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the story "Greenleaf," why does Mrs. May go to the Greenleaf boys' farm?

3. In the story "Greenleaf," why does Mrs. May believe she suddenly becomes so tired?

4. In the story "Greenleaf," who does the bull belong to?

5. In the story "Revelation," how does the doctor subdue the teenage girl?

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