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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 would happen to anyone who beat her?
(a) She would kill them.
(b) She would tell him about the person.
(c) She would report them to the police.
(d) She would beat them.

2. In the story "Greenleaf," how does Mrs. May characterize the Greenleaf boys when she discovers it is their bull on her farm?
(a) As cruel
(b) As irresponsible
(c) As ungrateful
(d) As lazy

3. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Asbury convince the farm workers to do that contaminates the milk?
(a) Feed the cows onions
(b) Drink from the containers of fresh milk
(c) Milk the cows improperly
(d) Smoke in the milking room

4. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what job does Mary George hold?
(a) She is a country school principal.
(b) She is a playwrite.
(c) She is a writer.
(d) She is a country school teacher.

5. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Fortune attempt to buy for Mary Fortune to appease her?
(a) A country store
(b) A piece of candy
(c) A boat
(d) A cow pasture

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Parker's Back," why are Sarah Ruth and Parker married in a courthouse?

2. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Fortune visit the courthouse?

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

4. In the story "Greenleaf," what bothers Mrs. May about Mrs. Greenleaf?

5. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian's mother insist on doing when she exits the bus that Julian wishes she would not?

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