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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 "Greenleaf," why does Mrs. May go to the Greenleaf boys' farm?
(a) To notify them that she is firing their father
(b) To tell them she has shot their bull
(c) To pay them a friendly visit
(d) To tell them to come get their bull from her farm

2. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why do the police first bring Rufus to Sheppard's home?
(a) He wants Sheppard to bail him out of jail.
(b) He hopes Sheppard will convince the police he was at home.
(c) He wants to confess his crime to Sheppard.
(d) He insists on telling Sheppard he is innocent.

3. In the story "Judgment Day," who owns the land that Tanner and Coleman live on?
(a) Foley
(b) Coleman
(c) Tanner
(d) His daughter

4. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how does Julian characterize his trips with his mother to the Y?
(a) As a sacrifice for her happiness
(b) As a pleasure
(c) As a necessary action to ensure her health
(d) As torture

5. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how does Julian's mother characterize all children?
(a) They are the future of America.
(b) They are all cute to her.
(c) White children are more precious to her than black children.
(d) They are all equal to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what is Rufus Johnson's IQ?

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

3. In the story "Greenleaf," what does Mrs. May think the reason is for E.T. and O.T. not coming to get their bull?

4. In the story "A View of the Woods," how does Fortune die?

5. In the story "The Enduring Chill," where does Asbury's friend Goetz take him to help him deal with death?

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