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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 wart hog from hell
(b) A demon pig
(c) An old wart hog
(d) A filthy pig

2. In the story "Revelation," which of the following is not a compliment the farm workers give Mrs. Turpin?
(a) She is kind.
(b) She is stout.
(c) She is pretty.
(d) She is generous.

3. In the story "A View of the Woods," who gets Mary Fortune from Tilman's store parking lot?
(a) A black man drinking a purple beverage
(b) Her grandfather
(c) Her father
(d) Tilman

4. In the story "The Enduring Chill" who does Asbury say is his god?
(a) Art
(b) Jesus
(c) the Holy Ghost
(d) Literature

5. In the story "The Comforts of Home," how is Thomas like his deceased father?
(a) Both were foolish
(b) Both were ruthless
(c) Both were lawyers
(d) Both were rational and practical

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Rufus read to Norton?

2. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Mary Fortune tell her grandfather when he confronts her about Pitts' beatings?

3. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why do the police first bring Rufus to Sheppard's home?

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

5. In the story "Parker's Back," why does Parker begin getting tattoos?

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