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

2. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin say is the goal of all black people?
(a) To avoid working hard
(b) To make money
(c) To make white people's lives miserable
(d) To improve their color by marrying white people

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

4. In the story "Judgment Day," why does Tanner think the black man in his building does not respond to him when he first speaks to him?
(a) He believes the man thinks he is superior to Tanner.
(b) He believes the man is deaf and dumb.
(c) He believes the man cannot understand him.
(d) He believes the man is racist.

5. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what happens to Julian's mother after the black woman slaps her?
(a) She returns home on the bus.
(b) She goes to the Y for her class.
(c) She picks herself up and walks away with dignity.
(d) She has a stroke.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Parker's Back," which of the following is not something that bothers Parker about his wife?

2. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why does Julian prefer the old family mansion?

3. In the story "Greenleaf," what concerns Mrs. May about her sons getting married?

4. In the story "Greenleaf," why did Mrs. May move to the farm?

5. In "The Enduring Chill," where is Asbury returning to his hometown from at the beginning of the story?

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