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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 "Judgment Day," what does Foley predict will happen in the future?
(a) Tanner will be arrested for squatting on his land.
(b) White people will work for black people.
(c) Black people will work for white people.
(d) Black people will take over the government.

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 shack in Corinth
(c) In the stairwell
(d) In his daughter's apartment

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Parker's Back," who does Parker believe his wife is jealous of?

2. In the story "The Enduring Chill," who does Asbury ask his mother to invite to their home?

3. In the story "Parker's Back," what does Parker decide to do after his mother takes him to a religious revival?

4. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard think Rufus refused the shoe he had made for him?

5. In the story "The Comforts of Home," how does Star gain entrance into Thomas' home the second time?

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