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

2. In the story "Judgment Day," once Tanner is in NYC what does he wish he had done?
(a) Continued to squat on Foley's land
(b) Brought his whittling knife with him
(c) Decided to work for Foley
(d) Brought Coleman with him

3. In the story "Revelation," why is Claud visiting the doctor?
(a) For a stomach ulcer
(b) For an eye injury
(c) For a cold
(d) For a leg injury

4. In the story "Greenleaf," what creature is plaguing Mrs. May's hedges?
(a) A horse
(b) A cow
(c) A gopher
(d) A bull

5. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Star steal from Thomas?
(a) His father's gun
(b) His mother
(c) Money
(d) His historical papers

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Rufus do when he first comes into Norton's home that makes him angry?

2. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Asbury convince the farm workers to do that contaminates the milk?

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what is Julian's career goal?

4. In the story "Parker's Back," why does Sarah Ruth throw Parker out of the house?

5. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why must Julian's mother go to the Y each week?

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