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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story "The Enduring Chill," why does Asbury's sister travel to the train station with his mother?
(a) She wants to greet Asbury when he arrives.
(b) His mother is afraid to see Asbury by herself.
(c) His mother does not like going out alone at night.
(d) She wants to make sure that her mother gets to the train station safely.

2. In the story "Revelation," why is Claud visiting the doctor?
(a) For an eye injury
(b) For a leg injury
(c) For a cold
(d) For a stomach ulcer

3. In the story "Parker's Back," what does Parker decide to do after his mother takes him to a religious revival?
(a) Begin drinking and fighting
(b) Attend church on a regular basis
(c) Get more tattoos
(d) Join the navy

4. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Mary Fortune tell her grandfather would happen to anyone who beat her?
(a) She would tell him about the person.
(b) She would kill them.
(c) She would report them to the police.
(d) She would beat them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Judgment Day," once Tanner is in NYC what does he wish he had done?

2. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Rufus read to Norton?

3. In the story "Judgment Day," where is Tanner living when his daughter finds him?

4. In the story "Judgment Day," where does Tanner think he is as he falls down the stairs?

5. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why does Thomas put the gun in Star's purse?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why is Thomas mournful that his father has died but "had not been able to endure him in life"?

2. At the end of the story "The Comforts of Home," what does the sheriff surmise actually happened to Thomas' mother?

3. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Rufus eat a page of the Bible?

4. Describe the character of Pitts in the story "A View of the Woods."

5. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," how does Norton react when Rufus tells him about hell? Why?

6. In the story "Judgment Day," how do Tanner's and his daughter's views on burial differ?

7. Describe the "communion" that Asbury, Randall and Morgan take in the story "The Enduring Chill."

8. In the story "Judgment Day," what is the only time that Tanner has "feelings of warmth" for his daughter?

9. In the story "Greenleaf," why does Mrs. May say that O.T. & E.T. should have been her sons?

10. In the story "Parker's Back," how does Parker change as the result of his tattoo of Jesus?

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