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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 Mrs. Turpin say distinguishes her farm's pigs from others?
(a) They are clean.
(b) They have their own barn.
(c) They only raise a few of them a year.
(d) They have more meat on them.

2. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why does Thomas threaten to leave his mother's home?
(a) Because she has bailed Star out of jail
(b) Because she continues to let Star live there
(c) Because she wants him to date Star
(d) Because she has given Star a key to their home

3. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Rufus do when he first comes into Norton's home that makes him angry?
(a) Lays down in Norton's bed
(b) Speaks disrespectfully to Leola
(c) Goes into Norton's mother's room
(d) Orders Norton to make him a sandwich

4. In the story "Greenleaf," what bothers Mrs. May about Mrs. Greenleaf?
(a) Her laziness
(b) Her housekeeping
(c) Her religion
(d) Her discipline of her children

5. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Fortune think Mary Fortune allows her father to beat her?
(a) She wants to anger her grandfather.
(b) She respects her father.
(c) She is afraid of her father.
(d) She is a weak child.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Asbury leave for his mother to open when he dies?

2. In the story "A View of the Woods," how does Fortune characterize Mary Fortune when she attacks him?

3. In the story "Parker's Back," why does Parker say "long views" depress him?

4. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin do as she is working in the pig parlor?

5. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how does Julian's mother characterize all children?

(see the answer key)

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