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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 looks out the window and watches the news.
(b) She reads the Koran and the Talmud.
(c) She calls each of her family members and friends.
(d) She shops for emergency supplies and fills her tub with water.

2. 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) The direction she is traveling.
(c) Her distance from the city.
(d) The water level.

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

4. What does the landlady say the mayor gave her?
(a) A stove.
(b) Carpet.
(c) Flowers.
(d) An award.

5. Where is the woman's landlady from?
(a) Trinidad.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Barbados.
(d) Jamaica.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What detail does the story give about the shape of the tape on the windows?

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

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

5. On her train ride, what does the woman realize she has not given much thought to?

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