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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: The Center of the Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What denomination is the last church that the woman visits?
(a) Episcopalian.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Methodist.
(d) Congregationalist.

2. What is it logical to infer about the church women who are wearing red?
(a) They are the choir.
(b) They are collecting the offering.
(c) They are worship leaders.
(d) They are ushers.

3. What can be inferred about the woman from the description of the women who try to get her to sit down at their church?
(a) She is not a Christian.
(b) She is Jewish.
(c) She is White.
(d) She is not Black.

4. How does the woman realize her study of religion has made her feel?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Confused.
(c) Energized.
(d) Guilty.

5. What does the hurricane do to the city in the woman's story?
(a) Causes flooding that disrupts transportation.
(b) Passes by without actually striking the city.
(c) Produces winds that uproot trees and tear off several roofs.
(d) Drops large hail that smashes windows in buildings and in cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What detail of the woman's train ride reinforces the motif of things that come close to happening but do not actually happen?

2. What does the narrator say "usually promises to be interesting" (19)?

3. What specific Biblical story does the writer focus on?

4. Who is the author of "The Center of the Story"?

5. The man tells the woman that he has committed "blasphemy" (20). What has he done?

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