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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 does Asbury choose to spend his days on the family farm?
(a) In his room writing
(b) In bed sleeping
(c) At his sister's school
(d) In the dairy working with the farm workers

2. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Mary Fortune tell her grandfather would happen to anyone who beat her?
(a) She would kill them.
(b) She would tell him about the person.
(c) She would beat them.
(d) She would report them to the police.

3. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Norton spend so much time looking through the telescope?
(a) He thinks he sees his mother in the stars.
(b) He is interested in astronomy.
(c) He wants to be an astronaut.
(d) He believes his father will like him more if he does so.

4. In the story "The Comforts of Home," how is Thomas like his deceased father?
(a) Both were rational and practical
(b) Both were ruthless
(c) Both were foolish
(d) Both were lawyers

5. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how much did Julian's mother pay for her new hat?
(a) $7.50
(b) $7.00
(c) $6.50
(d) $7.25

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why do the police first bring Rufus to Sheppard's home?

2. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what job does Mary George hold?

3. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard invite Rufus to live with he and Norton?

4. In the story "Parker's Back," why does Parker's future wife hit him the first time they meet?

5. In the story "Revelation," what does the teenage girl do as Mrs. Turpin is thanking Jesus for her husband?

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