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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," why does Mrs. Fox suggest inviting Mr. Bush to the house?
(a) She wants to save Asbury's soul.
(b) She believes he and Asbury could become friends.
(c) She sees him as an intellectual and thinks he and Asbury would enjoy talking.
(d) She knows he and Asbury collect coins and thinks they would enjoy talking.

2. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what nickname does Star give Thomas?
(a) Sweetheart
(b) Tomsee
(c) Tommy
(d) Tom-Tom

3. In the story "Judgment Day," where does Tanner think the black man living in his daughter's building originates from?
(a) North Carolina
(b) South Alabama
(c) New York City
(d) Corinth

4. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin say distinguishes her farm's pigs from others?
(a) They have more meat on them.
(b) They have their own barn.
(c) They only raise a few of them a year.
(d) They are clean.

5. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," who does Rufus believe is the only person who can save him?
(a) The police
(b) Jesus
(c) Sheppard
(d) Norton

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Mary Fortune tell Fortune will happen if he leaves her in the car while he is in Tilman's?

2. In the story "Revelation," what does the teenage girl do as Mrs. Turpin is thanking Jesus for her husband?

3. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Fortune think Mary Fortune allows her father to beat her?

4. In the story "Greenleaf," how does Mrs. May plan on trapping the bull?

5. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why does Thomas threaten to leave his mother's home?

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