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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 "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how does Julian's mother characterize all children?
(a) They are the future of America.
(b) They are all equal to her.
(c) They are all cute to her.
(d) White children are more precious to her than black children.

2. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Rufus not want the shoe Sheppard has made for him?
(a) It does not fit him properly.
(b) He believes it will hinder his ability to commit crimes.
(c) He says he has ways of getting the shoe if he wants it.
(d) He thinks it shows he favors Rufus over Norton.

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian do when they get on the bus that embarrasses his mother?
(a) He sits next to a black man.
(b) He refuses to sit next to his mother.
(c) He takes off his hat.
(d) He loosens and takes off his tie.

4. 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) It would be like sending her own sister to jail.
(c) It would be like sending her own child to jail.
(d) She believes she can save Star's soul.

5. In the story "Parker's Back," how does the tree catch on fire?
(a) Parker lights it on fire.
(b) A spark from a rock hits the tree.
(c) Lightening strikes the tree.
(d) Parker runs into it with the tractor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the story "Judgment Day," how does Tanner plan on traveling down South?

3. In the story "Greenleaf," why do the May boys begin fighting during dinner one night?

4. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why is Star jailed?

5. In the story "Judgment Day," where is Tanner ultimately buried?

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