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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the story "Parker's Back," what does Parker propose to try and encourage Sarah Ruth to look at his tattoos?
(a) Getting a tattoo of her on his back
(b) Seeing the religious symbolism in his tattoos
(c) Getting a tattoo of Jesus on his back
(d) Getting a tattoo of the Bible on his back

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what gives Julian's mother pleasure about his "success"?
(a) She had the money to provide for him.
(b) He has returned home to her.
(c) She has struggled to ensure he would have a good upbringing.
(d) He was able to attend a good college.

4. In "The Enduring Chill," where is Asbury returning to his hometown from at the beginning of the story?
(a) New York City
(b) Rome
(c) Timberboro
(d) Paris

5. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why do the police first bring Rufus to Sheppard's home?
(a) He wants to confess his crime to Sheppard.
(b) He hopes Sheppard will convince the police he was at home.
(c) He wants Sheppard to bail him out of jail.
(d) He insists on telling Sheppard he is innocent.

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

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

8. In the story "Judgment Day," why does Tanner think the black man in his building does not respond to him when he first speaks to him?
(a) He believes the man cannot understand him.
(b) He believes the man is deaf and dumb.
(c) He believes the man is racist.
(d) He believes the man thinks he is superior to Tanner.

9. In the story "A View of the Woods," who gets Mary Fortune from Tilman's store parking lot?
(a) A black man drinking a purple beverage
(b) Her grandfather
(c) Her father
(d) Tilman

10. In the story "Parker's Back," what is Sarah Ruth constantly trying to do?
(a) Convince Parker to move in with her mother
(b) Get pregnant
(c) Convert Parker to Christianity
(d) Convince Parker to stop being tattooed

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

12. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian's mother insist on doing when she exits the bus that Julian wishes she would not?
(a) Talk to the black woman sitting across from her on the bus
(b) Kiss the black boy sitting near her on the bus
(c) Give the black boy sitting near her on the bus money
(d) Insult the black woman sitting across from her on the bus

13. In the story "Greenleaf," how does Mrs. May characterize the Greenleaf boys when she discovers it is their bull on her farm?
(a) As irresponsible
(b) As cruel
(c) As ungrateful
(d) As lazy

14. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Thomas ask the sheriff to do?
(a) Set Star up so she will be sent to jail
(b) Arrest her
(c) Issue a restraining order against Star
(d) Search Star's room for his stolen gun

15. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Fortune visit the courthouse?
(a) To file a complaint against Pitts
(b) To attend Pitts' trial
(c) To get the deed for the land he is selling to Tilman
(d) To adopt Mary Fortune

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why must Julian's mother go to the Y each week?

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

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

4. In the story "The Enduring Chill," where does Asbury hope to be buried when he dies?

5. In the story "The Enduring Chill," how do Randall and Morgan react when they see Asbury?

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