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

2. In the story "A View of the Woods," what ultimately happens to Mary Fortune?
(a) Her father kills her.
(b) She stops spending time with Fortune.
(c) She runs away.
(d) Her grandfather kills her.

3. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Rufus read to Norton?
(a) An encyclopedia
(b) Comic books
(c) The newspaper
(d) The Bible

4. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what is Thomas' mother's favorite nice thing to do for people?
(a) Bake them cakes
(b) Bring them candy
(c) Help them out of difficult situations
(d) Write them a letter

5. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what impresses Julian's mother about the neighborhood she lives in?
(a) It is in an affluent area.
(b) It has not been racially integrated.
(c) Only white people live in this area.
(d) It was fashionable forty years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Rufus do when he first comes into Norton's home that makes him angry?

2. In the story "Greenleaf," what does Mrs. May think the reason is for E.T. and O.T. not coming to get their bull?

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian say to the black man sitting next to him to try and upset his mother?

4. In the story "A View of the Woods," which of the following is not an aspect of Tilman's business?

5. In the story "Revelation," how does Mrs. Turpin characterize the teenage girl in the waiting room?

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