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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 phrase "the stink of burning hair, fur, and horn" (19)?
(a) Synesthesia.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Assonance.

2. What does the hurricane do to the city in the woman's story?
(a) Causes flooding that disrupts transportation.
(b) Produces winds that uproot trees and tear off several roofs.
(c) Drops large hail that smashes windows in buildings and in cars.
(d) Passes by without actually striking the city.

3. The man tells the woman that he has committed "blasphemy" (20). What has he done?
(a) Told a harmful lie about someone.
(b) Cursed God's name.
(c) Shown disrespect to God.
(d) Contemplated suicide.

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

5. 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 calls each of her family members and friends.
(c) She shops for emergency supplies and fills her tub with water.
(d) She reads the Koran and the Talmud.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what religion are the High Holy Days a sacred time?

2. Why are rams' horns being blown all around the city?

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

4. After completing her first draft of the story, what does the woman realize about it?

5. 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)?

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