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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 "Judgment Day," what does Tanner pretend to do when his daughter is leaving for the store?
(a) Sleep
(b) Watch television
(c) Whittle
(d) Apologize

2. In the story "Judgment Day," where is Tanner living when his daughter finds him?
(a) In the saw mill
(b) In a nursing home
(c) In the family home
(d) In a shack he and Coleman built

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

4. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why does Thomas threaten to leave his mother's home?
(a) Because she wants him to date Star
(b) Because she has given Star a key to their home
(c) Because she continues to let Star live there
(d) Because she has bailed Star out of jail

5. In the story "Greenleaf" how does Mrs. May die?
(a) She has a heart attack.
(b) She runs into the bull with her car.
(c) She is gorged by the bull's horns.
(d) She is accidentally shot by Mr. Greenleaf.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Revelation," how does Mrs. Turpin characterize the farm workers' compliments?

2. In the story "Parker's Back," what draws Parker to the design he plans on having tattooed on his back?

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

4. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why do the police first bring Rufus to Sheppard's home?

5. In the story "Judgment Day," where does Tanner think he is as he falls down the stairs?

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