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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 visit the courthouse?
(a) To file a complaint against Pitts
(b) To get the deed for the land he is selling to Tilman
(c) To adopt Mary Fortune
(d) To attend Pitts' trial

2. In the story "Greenleaf," why do the May boys begin fighting during dinner one night?
(a) They cannot decide who will be responsible for removing the bull from the property.
(b) Scofield is angry at Wesley for upsetting their mother.
(c) Scofield insults Wesley's career.
(d) Wesley is angry at Scofield for upsetting their mother.

3. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what illness does Dr. Block diagnose Asbury as having?
(a) tuberculosis
(b) a respiratory infection
(c) a nervous breakdown
(d) undulant fever

4. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why must Julian's mother go to the Y each week?
(a) She is working out in their exercise facility.
(b) She is attending a seminar on race relations.
(c) Her doctor has entered her in a stress management program there.
(d) Her doctor has entered her in a weight loss class there.

5. In the story "Greenleaf," how does Mrs. May characterize the Greenleaf boys when she discovers it is their bull on her farm?
(a) As lazy
(b) As ungrateful
(c) As irresponsible
(d) As cruel

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin say is the goal of all black people?

2. In the story "Judgment Day," where does Tanner's daughter find him when she returns home from the grocery store?

3. In the story "Parker's Back," which of the following is not something that bothers Parker about his wife?

4. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Thomas ask the sheriff to do?

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

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