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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 "Greenleaf," what creature is plaguing Mrs. May's hedges?
(a) A cow
(b) A horse
(c) A gopher
(d) A bull

2. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Foley suspect Tanner and Coleman of doing?
(a) Brewing bootlegged liquor
(b) Stealing his land
(c) Running a bar
(d) Stealing his firewood

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Thomas see as the "principle of order and the only thing that makes life bearable"?
(a) intelligence
(b) chastity
(c) family
(d) virtue

4. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why does the black woman become angry with her son?
(a) She believes he is misbehaving on the bus.
(b) He refuses to sit with her.
(c) She believes he likes Julian's mother better than him.
(d) He is talking to a white woman.

5. In the story "The Comforts of Home," which of the following is not one of the suggestions Thomas makes for getting rid of Star?
(a) Sending her to a hotel
(b) Renting her a room in boarding house
(c) Having her arrested
(d) Taking her to the hospital

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "The Enduring Chill," why does Asbury not want to see Dr. Block?

2. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Mary Fortune tell her grandfather to remove his glasses?

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," which of the following is not an action Julian considers to teach his mother a lesson?

4. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how long has Julian been out of college?

5. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner pretend to do when his daughter is leaving for the store?

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