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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 "Parker's Back," what does Parker say is different about the experience of having his back tattooed?
(a) It is much more meaningful than his previous tattoos.
(b) He is much less reluctant to have the tattoo done.
(c) He is more alert and awake.
(d) It is much more painful than his previous tattoos.

2. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian say to the black man sitting next to him to try and upset his mother?
(a) He asks the man if he has a light.
(b) He asks the man to share his newspaper.
(c) He begins a political discussion with the man.
(d) He asks the man about his beliefs on integration.

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," who kills Thomas' mother?
(a) Thomas
(b) Sarah
(c) Star
(d) The sheriff

4. In the story "Revelation," where does Mary Grace attend college?
(a) Harvard
(b) The local community college
(c) Massachusetts State
(d) Wellesley

5. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin always notice about people?
(a) Their feet
(b) Their religions
(c) The ways they are dressed
(d) Their social classes

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Parker's Back," why are Sarah Ruth and Parker married in a courthouse?

2. In the story "Greenleaf," who does the bull belong to?

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Thomas see as the "principle of order and the only thing that makes life bearable"?

4. In the story "Revelation," how does the doctor subdue the teenage girl?

5. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian do when they get on the bus that embarrasses his mother?

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