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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 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) Allegory.
(d) Personification.

2. For what reason, besides that "there may not be enough to tell about him," does the woman think that the man might not be the right "center" for her story (20)?
(a) She is unclear about how she feels about the man.
(b) There is no real resolution to his story.
(c) The man will be angry that she wrote about him.
(d) This might not be the right time to tell his story.

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

4. Why was the woman reading the Bible during the period she writes about in her story?
(a) Because she needed comfort during the hurricane.
(b) Because she wanted to know exactly what it said.
(c) Because she wanted to use Biblical allusions in her writing.
(d) Because it was the High Holy Days.

5. After completing her first draft of the story, what does the woman realize about it?
(a) She understands more about herself and her life now that she has written it.
(b) She is losing touch with her passion as a writer.
(c) She is afraid that the content of the story will upset her friend.
(d) She cannot remember why she wanted to write it in the first place.

Short Answer Questions

1. What denomination is the last church that the woman visits?

2. Who is with the landlady when the landlady is talking about the mayor?

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

4. Where is the woman's landlady from?

5. Who is "thinking of writing a letter to the President" (20)?

(see the answer key)

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