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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story "The Enduring Chill," why does Mrs. Fox suggest inviting Mr. Bush to the house?
(a) She sees him as an intellectual and thinks he and Asbury would enjoy talking.
(b) She wants to save Asbury's soul.
(c) She knows he and Asbury collect coins and thinks they would enjoy talking.
(d) She believes he and Asbury could become friends.

2. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Rufus not want the shoe Sheppard has made for him?
(a) It does not fit him properly.
(b) He thinks it shows he favors Rufus over Norton.
(c) He believes it will hinder his ability to commit crimes.
(d) He says he has ways of getting the shoe if he wants it.

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what impresses Julian's mother about the neighborhood she lives in?
(a) It has not been racially integrated.
(b) It is in an affluent area.
(c) It was fashionable forty years ago.
(d) Only white people live in this area.

4. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what disability does Rufus have?
(a) He walks with a limp.
(b) He has a club foot.
(c) He has only one foot.
(d) He only has one leg.

5. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian say to the black man sitting next to him to try and upset his mother?
(a) He begins a political discussion with the man.
(b) He asks the man to share his newspaper.
(c) He asks the man if he has a light.
(d) He asks the man about his beliefs on integration.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Foley suspect Tanner and Coleman of doing?

2. In the story "Greenleaf," what had the Greenleaf boys done to distinguish themselves?

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why does it bother Julian's mother that the large black woman sits next to him?

4. In the story "Parker's Back," what must Parker say to get Sarah Ruth to let him back in the house?

5. In the story "The Enduring Chill" who does Asbury say is his god?

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