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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. Besides reading the Bible, what else does the woman spend her time doing in the period of time her story is about?
(a) She reads the Koran and the Talmud.
(b) She calls each of her family members and friends.
(c) She looks out the window and watches the news.
(d) She shops for emergency supplies and fills her tub with water.
2. After completing her first draft of the story, what does the woman realize about it?
(a) She cannot remember why she wanted to write it in the first place.
(b) She is afraid that the content of the story will upset her friend.
(c) She is losing touch with her passion as a writer.
(d) She understands more about herself and her life now that she has written it.
3. The man tells the woman that he has committed "blasphemy" (20). What has he done?
(a) Told a harmful lie about someone.
(b) Shown disrespect to God.
(c) Contemplated suicide.
(d) Cursed God's name.
4. What detail of the woman's train ride reinforces the motif of things that come close to happening but do not actually happen?
(a) Her thoughts about religion.
(b) Her distance from the city.
(c) The water level.
(d) The direction she is traveling.
5. On her train ride, what does the woman realize she has not given much thought to?
(a) Her next story.
(b) The newscasters.
(c) The devil.
(d) Her friend's illness.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does the woman realize her study of religion has made her feel?
2. Who is the author of "The Center of the Story"?
3. What does the landlady say the mayor gave her?
4. What detail in the description of the man indicates how ill he feels?
5. What does the hurricane do to the city in the woman's story?
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