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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 "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin do as she is working in the pig parlor?
(a) Cry
(b) Hit the pigs
(c) Pray to Jesus
(d) Vent her frustrations

2. In the story "Revelation," what do the Turpins do upon returning home from the doctor's office?
(a) Feed the pigs
(b) Pick up the farm workers
(c) Eat dinner
(d) Go to bed

3. In the story "Greenleaf," who does Mrs. May blame for Mr. Greenleaf having to shoot the bull?
(a) Scofield & Wesley
(b) O.T. & E.T.
(c) Mr. Greenleaf
(d) Herself

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

5. In the story "Parker's Back," who does Parker believe his wife is jealous of?
(a) Other white people
(b) His female boss
(c) Their unborn child
(d) Himself

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Greenleaf," who does the bull belong to?

2. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Mary Fortune tell her grandfather would happen to anyone who beat her?

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what nickname does Star give Thomas?

4. In the story "Revelation," what does the teenage girl call Mrs. Turpin?

5. In the story "Judgment Day," where does Tanner think the black man living in his daughter's building originates from?

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