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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 "Parker's Back," what condition does Sarah Ruth set for telling Parker her name?
(a) She tells him he must bring peaches to her house.
(b) She tells him he must not get any more tattoos.
(c) She tells him he must believe in Jesus.
(d) She tells him he must tell her what his first two initials stand for.

2. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," which of the following is not an aspect of her family's past that impresses Julian's mother?
(a) Her mother was a Godhigh.
(b) Her father was a Godhigh.
(c) Her grandfather was a governor.
(d) Her great-grandfather was a plantation owner.

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what is the name of the young boy who sits next to Julian's mother?
(a) Washington
(b) John
(c) Julian
(d) Carver

4. In the story "Parker's Back," why does Parker begin getting tattoos?
(a) To distinguish himself
(b) To express himself
(c) To discover himself
(d) To attract women

5. In the story "Revelation," what bothers Mrs. Turpin about the chair she has to sit in?
(a) She is forced to talk with the white-trash woman.
(b) The chair is next to a boy with a cold.
(c) The chair is not near Claud.
(d) She is overweight and it is difficult for her to fit into the chair.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what impresses Julian's mother about the neighborhood she lives in?

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

3. In the story "Judgment Day," why does Tanner not write his true feelings about NYC in his postcard to Coleman and Hooten ?

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 "The Enduring Chill," how do Randall and Morgan react when they see Asbury?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In the story "Judgement Day," how does Tanner die?

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

5. In the story "Greenleaf," how does Mrs. May discover Mrs. Greenleaf's faith healing practice?

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

7. In the story "The Enduring Chill," why does Father Finn say Asbury is ignorant?

8. Describe Asbury's appearance In the story "The Enduring Chill."

9. Describe the black woman who sits next to Julian on the bus in the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge."

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

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