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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 "Revelation," where does Mrs. Turpin go when Claud takes the farm workers home?
(a) To feed the pigs
(b) Back to bed
(c) To hose down the pigs
(d) To gather hay

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?
(a) She is a woman.
(b) They want to ruin her farm.
(c) She was not clear how urgent the situation was.
(d) They do not care about the bull.

3. In the story "Judgment Day," where does Tanner think the black man living in his daughter's building originates from?
(a) New York City
(b) Corinth
(c) South Alabama
(d) North Carolina

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

5. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Star steal from Thomas?
(a) His mother
(b) Money
(c) His father's gun
(d) His historical papers

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Fortune say he would never hit Mary Fortune?

2. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin say is "the worst thing in the world"?

3. In the story "Parker's Back," why does Parker say "long views" depress him?

4. In the story "The Enduring Chill," why does Asbury think the farm workers do not want him to drink from their jelly glass?

5. In the story "The Enduring Chill" who does Asbury say is his god?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what motivates Thomas' mother to help Star?

2. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Mary Fortune attack her grandfather for beating her but not her father?

3. In the story "The Enduring Chill," who does Asbury believe is responsible for his failure as an artist? Why?

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

5. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin say is the problem with farming cotton?

6. 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"?

7. In the story "A View of the Woods," what angers Mary Fortune about her grandfather's plan to sell a lot of his land?

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

9. Describe social class from Mrs. Turpin's perspective as presented in the story "Revelation."

10. In the story "Judgment Day," what do the two notes that Tanner writes instruct their readers to do?

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