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

2. How does the woman realize her study of religion has made her feel?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Energized.
(d) Confused.

3. Besides reading the Bible, what else does the woman spend her time doing in the period of time her story is about?
(a) She reads the Koran and the Talmud.
(b) She shops for emergency supplies and fills her tub with water.
(c) She looks out the window and watches the news.
(d) She calls each of her family members and friends.

4. In what religion are the High Holy Days a sacred time?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Hinduism.
(d) Islam.

5. What specific Biblical story does the writer focus on?
(a) Jonah and the Great Fish.
(b) The Trials of Job.
(c) The Garden of Eden.
(d) Noah's Ark.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What can be inferred about the woman from the description of the women who try to get her to sit down at their church?

3. What technique is used in the phrase "the stink of burning hair, fur, and horn" (19)?

4. What does the sick man want when he calls the main character?

5. What detail in the description of the man's bedroom indicates how close the hurricane is getting?

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