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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 "The Enduring Chill," how do Randall and Morgan react when they see Asbury?
(a) They tell him he looks healthy.
(b) They are shocked by how sickly he looks.
(c) They tell him he looks like he is going to die.
(d) They are pleased to see their old friend.

2. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," where does Julian say that "true culture" lies?
(a) In the city
(b) In literature
(c) In the heart
(d) In the mind

3. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Sheppard do at the reformatory?
(a) He is the recreational director.
(b) He teaches the students.
(c) He is a counselor.
(d) He coaches a little league baseball team.

4. In the story "The Enduring Chill," why does Asbury think the farm workers do not want him to drink from their jelly glass?
(a) He believes they do not want to share their milk with him.
(b) He believes they think it is improper for white and black people to share a glass.
(c) He believes they are afraid of him.
(d) He believes they do not want to get in trouble for drinking the milk.

5. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Mrs. Fox suggest that Asbury write a novel about?
(a) Negroes
(b) Timberboro
(c) The farm
(d) The war

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what is Julian's career goal?

2. In the story "The Enduring Chill," how does Asbury choose to spend his days on the family farm?

3. In the story "Judgment Day," what does the black actor do the first time Tanner insults him?

4. In the story "Revelation," what bothers Mrs. Turpin about the chair she has to sit in?

5. In the story "The Comforts of Home," where does Thomas finally find the sheriff?

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