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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 "Greenleaf," why did Mrs. May move to the farm?
(a) It was the only property she could afford to buy when her husband died.
(b) It was the only property her husband left her when he died.
(c) She and her husband wanted to start a dairy farm.
(d) She wanted to raise her two sons in the country rather than in the city.

2. In the story "Parker's Back," which of the following is not something that bothers Parker about his wife?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is his wife.
(c) She is snapping beans.
(d) She is plain.

3. In the story "Judgment Day," why does Tanner decide to go back down South?
(a) He overhears his daughter say she plans on burying him in New York City.
(b) He does not like living next door to the black actor.
(c) He misses Coleman.
(d) He wants to go work for Foley.

4. In the story "A View of the Woods," how does Fortune characterize Mary Fortune when she attacks him?
(a) As a traitor
(b) As an evil child
(c) As pure Fortune
(d) As pure Pitts

5. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Sheppard do at the reformatory?
(a) He is a counselor.
(b) He is the recreational director.
(c) He teaches the students.
(d) He coaches a little league baseball team.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Greenleaf," who does Mrs. May blame for Mr. Greenleaf having to shoot the bull?

2. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why do the police first bring Rufus to Sheppard's home?

3. In the story "Parker's Back," why does Parker's future wife hit him the first time they meet?

4. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard think Rufus refused the shoe he had made for him?

5. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Mary Fortune tell her grandfather to remove his glasses?

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