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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 does Mrs. Fox believe is wrong with Asbury?
(a) She thinks he is having a spiritual crisis.
(b) She thinks he is having a nervous breakdown.
(c) She thinks he has contracted a respiratory infection.
(d) She thinks he has the enduring chill.

2. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Foley suspect Tanner and Coleman of doing?
(a) Stealing his land
(b) Running a bar
(c) Brewing bootlegged liquor
(d) Stealing his firewood

3. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin do as she is working in the pig parlor?
(a) Pray to Jesus
(b) Vent her frustrations
(c) Cry
(d) Hit the pigs

4. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what happens to Julian's mother after the black woman slaps her?
(a) She picks herself up and walks away with dignity.
(b) She has a stroke.
(c) She returns home on the bus.
(d) She goes to the Y for her class.

5. In the story "Judgment Day," once Tanner is in NYC what does he wish he had done?
(a) Continued to squat on Foley's land
(b) Brought Coleman with him
(c) Decided to work for Foley
(d) Brought his whittling knife with him

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Asbury convince the farm workers to do that contaminates the milk?

2. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Rufus not want the shoe Sheppard has made for him?

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why does Julian prefer the old family mansion?

4. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how long has Julian been out of college?

5. In the story "Greenleaf," why do the May boys begin fighting during dinner one night?

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