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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 Enduring Chill," what does Asbury try to converse with Father Finn about?
(a) art
(b) death
(c) spirituality
(d) literature

2. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Mrs. Fox believe is wrong with Asbury?
(a) She thinks he has the enduring chill.
(b) She thinks he is having a nervous breakdown.
(c) She thinks he is having a spiritual crisis.
(d) She thinks he has contracted a respiratory infection.

3. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner recite as he attempts to leave his daughter's apartment for good?
(a) The Lord's Prayer
(b) It's Judgement Day!
(c) The contents of the letter pinned in his pocket
(d) Hail Marys

4. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Thomas ask the sheriff to do?
(a) Issue a restraining order against Star
(b) Set Star up so she will be sent to jail
(c) Search Star's room for his stolen gun
(d) Arrest her

5. In the story "Judgment Day," where is Tanner ultimately buried?
(a) Corinth
(b) On Foley's land
(c) New York City
(d) Alabama

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Mary Fortune tell her grandfather would happen to anyone who beat her?

2. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin say distinguishes her farm's pigs from others?

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," who kills Thomas' mother?

4. In the story "Parker's Back," why does Parker's future wife hit him the first time they meet?

5. In the story "A View of the Woods," who does the Pitts family blame for Fortune wanting to sell the lot in front of their home?

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