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

2. In the story "Judgment Day," where is Tanner living when his daughter finds him?
(a) In a shack he and Coleman built
(b) In a nursing home
(c) In the saw mill
(d) In the family home

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how much did Julian's mother pay for her new hat?
(a) $7.50
(b) $6.50
(c) $7.00
(d) $7.25

4. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Mary Fortune tell her grandfather would happen to anyone who beat her?
(a) She would kill them.
(b) She would report them to the police.
(c) She would beat them.
(d) She would tell him about the person.

5. In the story "Parker's Back," how does Parker's wife characterize his tattoos?
(a) As vanities
(b) As vulgarity
(c) As expressions of his emotions
(d) As art

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what hobby does Thomas' mother suggest that Star take up?

2. In the story "Greenleaf," why does Mrs. May go to the Greenleaf boys' farm?

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

4. In the story "Greenleaf," who does the bull belong to?

5. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Sheppard do at the reformatory?

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