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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," how does Mrs. May plan on trapping the bull?
(a) She wants Mr. Greenleaf to rope him.
(b) She wants to run him into the pasture and Mr. Greenleaf will close the gate behind it.
(c) She wants Mr. Greenleaf to run him into a pasture and she will close the gate behind him.
(d) She will drive her car into the bull.

2. In the story "Greenleaf," what does Mrs. May think the reason is for E.T. and O.T. not coming to get their bull?
(a) She was not clear how urgent the situation was.
(b) They want to ruin her farm.
(c) She is a woman.
(d) They do not care about the bull.

3. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Fortune say he would never hit Mary Fortune?
(a) He is in love with the girl.
(b) She treats the girl as if she is his own.
(c) She is intelligent and can be taught.
(d) She is his likeness.

4. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian's mother do to punctuate her statement that it is hot?
(a) Takes out a Japanese fan
(b) Repeat her statement loudly
(c) Take off her hat
(d) Begins fanning herself with a newspaper

5. In the story "Greenleaf," what does Mrs. May tell Mr. Greenleaf he will be doing because he did not return the bull to his sons' farm?
(a) He will be docked wages to pay for repairs on her farm.
(b) He will be looking for another job because she is firing him.
(c) He will have to shoot it.
(d) He will have to take it back to their farm before he does any other work.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what job does Mary George hold?

2. In the story "The Enduring Chill," why does Asbury think the farm workers do not want him to drink from their jelly glass?

3. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Pitts say to Mary Fortune before he whips her?

4. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Fortune think Mary Fortune allows her father to beat her?

5. In the story "Parker's Back," what condition does Sarah Ruth set for telling Parker her name?

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