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1. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why must Julian's mother go to the Y each week?
(a) Her doctor has entered her in a weight loss class there.
(b) Her doctor has entered her in a stress management program there.
(c) She is attending a seminar on race relations.
(d) She is working out in their exercise facility.

2. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how much did Julian's mother pay for her new hat?
(a) $6.50
(b) $7.00
(c) $7.25
(d) $7.50

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what impresses Julian's mother about the neighborhood she lives in?
(a) It is in an affluent area.
(b) It has not been racially integrated.
(c) It was fashionable forty years ago.
(d) Only white people live in this area.

4. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how does Julian characterize his trips with his mother to the Y?
(a) As a sacrifice for her happiness
(b) As a necessary action to ensure her health
(c) As torture
(d) As a pleasure

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