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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what job does Mary George hold?
(a) She is a playwrite.
(b) She is a country school teacher.
(c) She is a writer.
(d) She is a country school principal.

2. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Asbury try to converse with Father Finn about?
(a) literature
(b) spirituality
(c) death
(d) art

3. In the story "Revelation," what does the teenage girl do as Mrs. Turpin is thanking Jesus for her husband?
(a) Begin screaming
(b) Throw a book at her
(c) Make a low growling sound
(d) Scowl at her

4. In the story "A View of the Woods," how does Fortune die?
(a) He is killed by Pitts.
(b) He has a heart attack.
(c) He is beaten to death by Mary Fortune.
(d) He falls off an embankment.

5. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin do as she is working in the pig parlor?
(a) Cry
(b) Vent her frustrations
(c) Pray to Jesus
(d) Hit the pigs

6. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Rufus teach Norton about that angers Sheppard?
(a) Suicide
(b) Christianity
(c) Sex
(d) Robbery

7. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Foley predict will happen in the future?
(a) Black people will take over the government.
(b) White people will work for black people.
(c) Tanner will be arrested for squatting on his land.
(d) Black people will work for white people.

8. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Norton often begin crying?
(a) He misses his deceased mother.
(b) He is jealous of Sheppard's attention towards Rufus.
(c) He does not want Rufus to live in the family's home.
(d) Rufus hits him.

9. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard not go into Norton's room after talking with Rufus about whether or not he was at the movies with his son?
(a) He does not want Rufus to think he does not trust him.
(b) He is angry at Norton.
(c) He does not want to know what Rufus did instead of going to the movies.
(d) He favors Rufus over Norton.

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

11. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how does Julian characterize his trips with his mother to the Y?
(a) As a necessary action to ensure her health
(b) As a pleasure
(c) As a sacrifice for her happiness
(d) As torture

12. In the story "Judgment Day," where is Tanner living when his daughter finds him?
(a) In a shack he and Coleman built
(b) In a nursing home
(c) In the saw mill
(d) In the family home

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

14. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Fortune do to teach Mary Fortune a lesson?
(a) Has her father arrested for assault
(b) Beats her with his belt
(c) Beats her head against a rock
(d) Sells the land in front of the Pitts home

15. In the story "Parker's Back," what is notable about Parker's arms?
(a) They are deformed.
(b) They are very muscular.
(c) One arm is shorter than the other.
(d) They are heavily tattooed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Parker's Back," how does the tree catch on fire?

2. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner make for Coleman when he first talks to him?

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how does Julian's mother characterize all children?

4. In the story "The Comforts of Home," how does Star's lawyer characterize her?

5. In the story "The Comforts of Home," how does Star gain entrance into Thomas' home the second time?

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