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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 bed sleeping
(b) In his room writing
(c) At his sister's school
(d) In the dairy working with the farm workers

2. In the story "Revelation," where does Mary Grace attend college?
(a) The local community college
(b) Massachusetts State
(c) Wellesley
(d) Harvard

3. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Rufus teach Norton about that angers Sheppard?
(a) Christianity
(b) Suicide
(c) Sex
(d) Robbery

4. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian do when they get on the bus that embarrasses his mother?
(a) He loosens and takes off his tie.
(b) He refuses to sit next to his mother.
(c) He sits next to a black man.
(d) He takes off his hat.

5. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Sheppard believe Norton will become when he grows up?
(a) An astronaut
(b) A banker
(c) A criminal
(d) A scientist

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Judgment Day," once Tanner is in NYC what does he wish he had done?

2. In the story "Revelation," what does the white-trash woman propose doing to all black people?

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what nickname does Star give Thomas?

4. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," which of the following is not an action Julian considers to teach his mother a lesson?

5. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin say is the goal of all black people?

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