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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 "Parker's Back," what condition does Sarah Ruth set for telling Parker her name?
(a) She tells him he must not get any more tattoos.
(b) She tells him he must tell her what his first two initials stand for.
(c) She tells him he must believe in Jesus.
(d) She tells him he must bring peaches to her house.

2. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin say is the goal of all black people?
(a) To avoid working hard
(b) To make white people's lives miserable
(c) To improve their color by marrying white people
(d) To make money

3. In the story "Judgment Day," why does Tanner think the black man in his building does not respond to him when he first speaks to him?
(a) He believes the man is deaf and dumb.
(b) He believes the man is racist.
(c) He believes the man cannot understand him.
(d) He believes the man thinks he is superior to Tanner.

4. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner use to keep his workers at the saw mill in line?
(a) A whip
(b) Verbal threats
(c) The police
(d) A knife

5. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why does Thomas' mother say she cannot send Star back to jail?
(a) It would be like sending her own child to jail.
(b) She believes she can save Star's soul.
(c) She believes Star did not commit any crime.
(d) It would be like sending her own sister to jail.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Parker's Back," what is notable about Parker's arms?

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

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," which of the following is not one of the suggestions Thomas makes for getting rid of Star?

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

5. In the story "Revelation," how does Mrs. Turpin characterize the teenage girl in the waiting room?

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