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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 "Judgment Day," what does Tanner pretend to do when his daughter is leaving for the store?
(a) Apologize
(b) Watch television
(c) Whittle
(d) Sleep

2. In the story "Parker's Back," what draws Parker to the design he plans on having tattooed on his back?
(a) The burning bush
(b) The religious symbolism
(c) The crown of thorns
(d) Jesus' eyes

3. In the story "Judgment Day," who owns the land that Tanner and Coleman live on?
(a) Foley
(b) Coleman
(c) Tanner
(d) His daughter

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

5. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why does Thomas threaten to leave his mother's home?
(a) Because she has bailed Star out of jail
(b) Because she has given Star a key to their home
(c) Because she wants him to date Star
(d) Because she continues to let Star live there

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "A View of the Woods," who does Fortune plan to sell the Pitts' lawn lot to?

2. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner make for Coleman when he first talks to him?

3. In the story "A View of the Woods," who does the Pitts family blame for Fortune wanting to sell the lot in front of their home?

4. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Thomas see as the "principle of order and the only thing that makes life bearable"?

5. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard not go into Norton's room after talking with Rufus about whether or not he was at the movies with his son?

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