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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," why does Tanner not write his true feelings about NYC in his postcard to Coleman and Hooten ?
(a) His daughter has to mail the card and he does not want her to know.
(b) He plans on surprising his friends with a visit.
(c) He does not want his friends to know how unhappy he is.
(d) He does not want to hurt his daughter's feelings.

2. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Sheppard believe Norton will become when he grows up?
(a) A criminal
(b) An astronaut
(c) A scientist
(d) A banker

3. 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?
(a) She will leave.
(b) She will never speak to him again.
(c) She will cry.
(d) She will be beaten by her father.

4. In the story "The Comforts of Home," how does Star's lawyer characterize her?
(a) As being a helpless victim of circumstance
(b) As being a career criminal
(c) As needing to go into a mental institution
(d) As having a psychopathic personality

5. In the story "Parker's Back," how does Parker's wife characterize his tattoos?
(a) As expressions of his emotions
(b) As art
(c) As vulgarity
(d) As vanities

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why does Thomas' mother say she cannot send Star back to jail?

2. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why is Star jailed?

3. In the story "Parker's Back," what does Parker decide to do after his mother takes him to a religious revival?

4. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard invite Rufus to live with he and Norton?

5. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Rufus teach Norton about that angers Sheppard?

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