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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Everything that Rises Must Converge.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mary George do for a living?
(a) She is a grocer.
(b) She is the principal of an elementary school.
(c) She does not work because she is a woman.
(d) She is a playwright.

2. What does Thomas hide in the guest room in the hopes that the girl will find it?
(a) Morphine.
(b) A dead cat.
(c) A revolver.
(d) A fish.

3. Where do the two fourteen year-old girls in “A Temple of the Holy Ghost” attend school?
(a) They no longer attend school.
(b) The local Catholic convent.
(c) In Mobile.
(d) The local public school.

4. How many children does the babysitter have in “The River”?
(a) 5.
(b) None.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

5. What does Mrs. Cope suggest once they invade the property?
(a) That they wait for her husband to return.
(b) That they leave.
(c) That they help clean up the mess they’ve made.
(d) She suggests nothing, but rather tells them that she’s calling the police.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is stolen from Joy?

2. Where does Rufus return home from?

3. What is the mother in “The River” doing in the beginning of the story?

4. What does Hazel Motes purchase from the baker?

5. How many children do Mr. and Mrs. Greenleaf have?

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