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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," what job does Mary George hold?
(a) She is a writer.
(b) She is a playwrite.
(c) She is a country school principal.
(d) She is a country school teacher.

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 ungrateful
(b) As irresponsible
(c) As cruel
(d) As lazy

3. In the story "A View of the Woods," how does Fortune characterize Mary Fortune when she attacks him?
(a) As pure Fortune
(b) As pure Pitts
(c) As a traitor
(d) As an evil child

4. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner do to keep his hands from shaking?
(a) Whittle figures out of wood
(b) Keep his fingers in his pockets
(c) Walk around
(d) Hold his hands behind his back

5. In the story "Parker's Back," what does Parker decide to do after his mother takes him to a religious revival?
(a) Get more tattoos
(b) Begin drinking and fighting
(c) Attend church on a regular basis
(d) Join the navy

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Asbury leave for his mother to open when he dies?

3. In the story "Greenleaf," what relationship does the "colored man" on the Greenleaf boys' farm have with the Mays?

4. In the story "Revelation," how does the doctor subdue the teenage girl?

5. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why does Thomas put the gun in Star's purse?

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