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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 detail does the story give about the shape of the tape on the windows?
(a) It is shaped like crosses.
(b) It is shaped like diamonds.
(c) It is shaped like asterisks.
(d) It is shaped like the letter "x."

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

3. Who is "thinking of writing a letter to the President" (20)?
(a) The main character.
(b) The landlady.
(c) The man who thinks he is dying.
(d) The woman at the church.

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

5. What technique is used in the sentence: "The story is flat and even, just as the earth seems flat and even when a hurricane is advancing over it" (19)?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Simile.
(c) Personification.
(d) Allegory.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story's opening sentence, what is implied about the main character's writing?

2. In what religion are the High Holy Days a sacred time?

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

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

5. How does the woman realize her study of religion has made her feel?

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