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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. For the majority of the story, what tone does the narrator adopt?
(a) Dismissive.
(b) Melancholic.
(c) Objective.
(d) Amused.

2. What color is the light in the man's bedroom?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Grey.
(c) Blue.
(d) Purple.

3. In the story's opening sentence, what is implied about the main character's writing?
(a) Her readers are gradually deserting her.
(b) She is losing interest in her career.
(c) She does not deserve the praise she has gotten.
(d) More than one of her stories is uninteresting.

4. What detail in the description of the man's bedroom indicates how close the hurricane is getting?
(a) The flickering electricity.
(b) The drawn blinds.
(c) The windows rattling.
(d) The television weather forecast.

5. Why does the main character find that the story she is working on is not an easy one to write?
(a) It is about death.
(b) It is about religion.
(c) It is about fear.
(d) It is about friendship.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the hurricane do to the city in the woman's story?

3. Why does the man in the story feel so ill?

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

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

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