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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" who does Asbury say is his god?
(a) the Holy Ghost
(b) Literature
(c) Art
(d) Jesus

2. In the story "Greenleaf," how does Mrs. May characterize the Greenleaf boys when she discovers it is their bull on her farm?
(a) As irresponsible
(b) As ungrateful
(c) As cruel
(d) As lazy

3. In the story "Judgment Day," where does Tanner think he is as he falls down the stairs?
(a) In his shack in Corinth
(b) In the stairwell
(c) In a coffin
(d) In his daughter's apartment

4. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin say is "the worst thing in the world"?
(a) A white-trash person
(b) A black person
(c) A person with a bad disposition
(d) An ungrateful person

5. In the story "Parker's Back," why does Parker begin getting tattoos?
(a) To discover himself
(b) To express himself
(c) To attract women
(d) To distinguish himself

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what is Thomas' mother's favorite nice thing to do for people?

2. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Rufus read to Norton?

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," where does Thomas finally find the sheriff?

4. In the story "A View of the Woods," who does Fortune plan to sell the Pitts' lawn lot to?

5. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin notice about the old woman sitting next to the child?

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