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

2. In the story "Revelation," what does the teenage girl do as Mrs. Turpin is thanking Jesus for her husband?
(a) Begin screaming
(b) Throw a book at her
(c) Scowl at her
(d) Make a low growling sound

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 an evil child
(d) As a traitor

4. In the story "Greenleaf," what does Scofield do for a living?
(a) He is a college professor.
(b) He is an insurance salesman specializing in insurance for white people.
(c) He is a farmer.
(d) He is an insurance salesman specializing in insurance for black people.

5. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Star steal from Thomas?
(a) His father's gun
(b) His historical papers
(c) His mother
(d) Money

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "The Enduring Chill," why does Asbury's sister travel to the train station with his mother?

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

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," how does Star's lawyer characterize her?

4. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how much did Julian's mother pay for her new hat?

5. In the story "Revelation," who is at the lowest rung of social class in Mrs. Turpin's opinion?

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