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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 "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian say to the black man sitting next to him to try and upset his mother?
(a) He asks the man if he has a light.
(b) He asks the man about his beliefs on integration.
(c) He asks the man to share his newspaper.
(d) He begins a political discussion with the man.

2. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Fortune think Mary Fortune allows her father to beat her?
(a) She is a weak child.
(b) She is afraid of her father.
(c) She respects her father.
(d) She wants to anger her grandfather.

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Thomas do for a living?
(a) He is a historian.
(b) He works for the sheriff's office.
(c) He lives off of an inheritance from his father.
(d) He is a history professor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard give Rufus a key to his home?

2. In the story "Parker's Back," where does Parker meet his wife?

3. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," where did Sheppard meet Rufus Johnson?

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

5. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," how does Rufus initially respond to Sheppard's interest in him?

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