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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 "Revelation," what does the teenage girl call Mrs. Turpin?
(a) A filthy pig
(b) A demon pig
(c) A wart hog from hell
(d) An old wart hog

2. In the story "The Comforts of Home," who kills Thomas' mother?
(a) Thomas
(b) Sarah
(c) The sheriff
(d) Star

3. In the story "Judgment Day," how does Tanner plan on traveling down South?
(a) By walking
(b) On a passenger train
(c) In a taxi
(d) On a freight train

4. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Fortune attempt to buy for Mary Fortune to appease her?
(a) A piece of candy
(b) A boat
(c) A country store
(d) A cow pasture

5. In the story "Revelation," who is at the lowest rung of social class in Mrs. Turpin's opinion?
(a) White unemployed people
(b) Black people who do not own their own homes
(c) All black people
(d) Whites who do own land

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian's mother insist on doing when she exits the bus that Julian wishes she would not?

2. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Norton spend so much time looking through the telescope?

3. In the story "Parker's Back," what condition does Sarah Ruth set for telling Parker her name?

4. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner use to keep his workers at the saw mill in line?

5. In the story "Greenleaf," why do the May boys begin fighting during dinner one night?

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