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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 "Judgment Day," what does the black actor do the first time Tanner insults him?
(a) Slams him against a wall
(b) Beats him
(c) Pushes him down the stairs
(d) Talks to his daughter about Tanner's behavior

2. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin say is "the worst thing in the world"?
(a) A white-trash person
(b) A black person
(c) An ungrateful person
(d) A person with a bad disposition

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

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

5. In the story "The Comforts of Home," how does Star's lawyer characterize her?
(a) As needing to go into a mental institution
(b) As having a psychopathic personality
(c) As being a career criminal
(d) As being a helpless victim of circumstance

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Mary Fortune tell her grandfather when he confronts her about Pitts' beatings?

2. In the story "Greenleaf," what bothers Mrs. May about Mrs. Greenleaf?

3. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard think Rufus refused the shoe he had made for him?

4. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why does Thomas' mother say she cannot send Star back to jail?

5. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Rufus teach Norton about that angers Sheppard?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the story "Parker's Back," why doesn't Sarah Ruth want Parker to have the Bible tattooed on his back?

2. In the story "Parker's Back," what inspires Parker to get his first tattoo?

3. In the story "Judgment Day," what is the joke Tanner plans on playing on Coleman and Hooten?

4. Describe the white-trash woman in the story "Revelation."

5. In the story "The Enduring Chill," how does Dr. Block respond when Asbury tells him he cannot understand his illness?

6. In the story "Revelation," what is the significance of Mrs. Turpin's vision at the end of the story?

7. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Fortune notice about the woods in front of the Pitts' home on the night before he sells the lot?

8. In the story "Revelation," what bothers Mrs. Turpin about the teenage girl?

9. In the story "Revelation," why does Mrs. Turpin continue to repeat the phrase "there's a heap of things worse than a nigger"?

10. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Foley propose Tanner and Coleman do in exchange for room and board? How does Tanner react?

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