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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 "The Enduring Chill," where does Asbury hope to be buried when he dies?
(a) Near James Joyce's grave
(b) Near the milking room
(c) In the family graveyard
(d) In New York City

2. In the story "The Enduring Chill," how does Asbury choose to spend his days on the family farm?
(a) In the dairy working with the farm workers
(b) In bed sleeping
(c) In his room writing
(d) At his sister's school

3. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard give Rufus a key to his home?
(a) To see if he will steal anything from Sheppard's home
(b) To show his confidence in him
(c) To show him he intends to adopt him
(d) To encourage him to come and play with his son

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Norton spend so much time looking through the telescope?

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

3. In the story "Greenleaf," how does Mrs. May plan on trapping the bull?

4. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian do when they get on the bus that embarrasses his mother?

5. 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?

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