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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," what does Mary Fortune tell her grandfather when he confronts her about Pitts' beatings?
(a) She must respect her father.
(b) She loves her father.
(c) Nobody beat her.
(d) Pitts has the right to beat her.

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

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what is the name of the young boy who sits next to Julian's mother?
(a) Washington
(b) Carver
(c) Julian
(d) John

4. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Sheppard believe Norton will become when he grows up?
(a) A scientist
(b) A criminal
(c) A banker
(d) An astronaut

5. In the story "The Enduring Chill" who does Asbury say is his god?
(a) Art
(b) Jesus
(c) the Holy Ghost
(d) Literature

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Star wear when she enters Thomas' room late one night?

2. In the story "Greenleaf," how does Mrs. May characterize the Greenleaf boys when she discovers it is their bull on her farm?

3. In the story "Judgment Day," why does Tanner decide to go back down South?

4. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin do as she is working in the pig parlor?

5. In the story "Greenleaf," what concerns Mrs. May about her sons getting married?

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