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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 do as she is working in the pig parlor?
(a) Vent her frustrations
(b) Hit the pigs
(c) Pray to Jesus
(d) Cry

2. In the story "Revelation," how does Mrs. Turpin characterize the teenage girl in the waiting room?
(a) As pitiful
(b) As beautiful
(c) As haughty
(d) As ugly

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

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

5. In the story "The Enduring Chill" who does Asbury say is his god?
(a) Art
(b) Jesus
(c) the Holy Ghost
(d) Literature

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Judgment Day," what does the black actor do the first time Tanner insults him?

2. In the story "Parker's Back," why does Parker say "long views" depress him?

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what is Julian's career goal?

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

5. In the story "Parker's Back," what condition does Sarah Ruth set for telling Parker her name?

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