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

2. In the story "The Enduring Chill," how do Randall and Morgan react when they see Asbury?
(a) They are pleased to see their old friend.
(b) They are shocked by how sickly he looks.
(c) They tell him he looks healthy.
(d) They tell him he looks like he is going to die.

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

4. In the story "A View of the Woods," what ultimately happens to Mary Fortune?
(a) She stops spending time with Fortune.
(b) Her father kills her.
(c) She runs away.
(d) Her grandfather kills her.

5. In the story "A View of the Woods," how old is Mary Fortune?
(a) 5
(b) 9
(c) 16
(d) 10

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Norton often begin crying?

2. In the story "The Enduring Chill," where does Asbury's friend Goetz take him to help him deal with death?

3. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner use to keep his workers at the saw mill in line?

4. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Mary Fortune tell Fortune will happen if he leaves her in the car while he is in Tilman's?

5. In the story "Parker's Back," why are Sarah Ruth and Parker married in a courthouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the story "Greenleaf," how do the Greenleafs come to live on the May farm?

2. In the story "Judgment Day," what is Foley's significance in the community?

3. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner say will happen on judgment day?

4. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what bothers Thomas about Star?

5. Describe Star's fictitious background in the story "The Comforts of Home."

6. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what draws Sheppard to Rufus Johnson?

7. Describe Julian's mother's hat in the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge."

8. In the story "The Enduring Chill," how does the author characterize the relationship between Mary George and Asbury?

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

10. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," how is Rufus' view of the night sky different than Sheppard's?

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