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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 "A View of the Woods," why does Fortune think Mary Fortune allows her father to beat her?
(a) She is afraid of her father.
(b) She is a weak child.
(c) She respects her father.
(d) She wants to anger her grandfather.

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

3. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what job does Mary George hold?
(a) She is a country school principal.
(b) She is a playwrite.
(c) She is a writer.
(d) She is a country school teacher.

4. In the story "Revelation," who is at the lowest rung of social class in Mrs. Turpin's opinion?
(a) All black people
(b) Black people who do not own their own homes
(c) Whites who do own land
(d) White unemployed people

5. In the story "Judgment Day," how does Tanner plan on traveling down South?
(a) In a taxi
(b) On a freight train
(c) On a passenger train
(d) By walking

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what happens to Julian's mother after the black woman slaps her?

2. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Foley predict will happen in the future?

3. In the story "The Enduring Chill," why does Asbury think the farm workers do not want him to drink from their jelly glass?

4. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner pretend to do when his daughter is leaving for the store?

5. In the story "The Enduring Chill," why does Mrs. Fox suggest inviting Mr. Bush to the house?

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