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

2. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why does Thomas' mother say she cannot send Star back to jail?
(a) She believes Star did not commit any crime.
(b) She believes she can save Star's soul.
(c) It would be like sending her own child to jail.
(d) It would be like sending her own sister to jail.

3. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Foley predict will happen in the future?
(a) White people will work for black people.
(b) Tanner will be arrested for squatting on his land.
(c) Black people will work for white people.
(d) Black people will take over the government.

4. In the story "Parker's Back," why does Parker say "long views" depress him?
(a) They remind him of what he does not have.
(b) They make him feel as if someone is after him.
(c) They encourage people to take long walks.
(d) They make him think of the future.

5. In the story "The Comforts of Home," how does Star's lawyer characterize her?
(a) As being a helpless victim of circumstance
(b) As needing to go into a mental institution
(c) As being a career criminal
(d) As having a psychopathic personality

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "A View of the Woods," how old is Mary Fortune?

2. In the story "Judgment Day," why does Tanner not write his true feelings about NYC in his postcard to Coleman and Hooten ?

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what is the name of the young boy who sits next to Julian's mother?

4. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard give Rufus a key to his home?

5. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin always notice about people?

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