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

2. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why does it bother Julian's mother that the large black woman sits next to him?
(a) She is afraid Julian will talk to the woman.
(b) It seems as if she and the woman are swapping sons.
(c) It seems as if Julian likes the woman better than her.
(d) She does not want to have to interact with the woman's son.

3. In the story "Revelation," what does the teenage girl call Mrs. Turpin?
(a) A demon pig
(b) A wart hog from hell
(c) A filthy pig
(d) An old wart hog

4. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what disability does Rufus have?
(a) He has only one foot.
(b) He only has one leg.
(c) He walks with a limp.
(d) He has a club foot.

5. In the story "Parker's Back," which of the following is not something that bothers Parker about his wife?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is his wife.
(c) She is snapping beans.
(d) She is plain.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In the story "Revelation," what does the white-trash woman propose doing to all black people?

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

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