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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 does the woman think might be preventing her from committing to a center for her story?
(a) Hope.
(b) Fear.
(c) Laziness.
(d) Curiosity.

2. What is it logical to infer about the church women who are wearing red?
(a) They are collecting the offering.
(b) They are the choir.
(c) They are ushers.
(d) They are worship leaders.

3. What detail in the description of the man indicates how ill he feels?
(a) The way his ribs protrude.
(b) The sounds he is making.
(c) The smell coming from his skin.
(d) The color of his face.

4. 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) Simile.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Personification.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What color is the light in the man's bedroom?

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