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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 Tanner use to keep his workers at the saw mill in line?
(a) A knife
(b) The police
(c) A whip
(d) Verbal threats

2. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what is Star's real name?
(a) Starah
(b) Tomsee
(c) Star
(d) Sarah

3. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard think Rufus refused the shoe he had made for him?
(a) Insecurity
(b) Out of spite
(c) Jealousy
(d) Anger

4. In the story "Judgment Day," why does Tanner not write his true feelings about NYC in his postcard to Coleman and Hooten ?
(a) His daughter has to mail the card and he does not want her to know.
(b) He does not want his friends to know how unhappy he is.
(c) He does not want to hurt his daughter's feelings.
(d) He plans on surprising his friends with a visit.

5. In the story "A View of the Woods," who does Mary Fortune look the most like in her family?
(a) Her mother
(b) Her father
(c) Her grandfather
(d) Her sister

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," where did Sheppard meet Rufus Johnson?

2. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Mrs. Fox suggest that Asbury write a novel about?

3. In the story "Greenleaf," how do the May boys treat their mother?

4. In the story "A View of the Woods," what color does Fortune think the woods turn one evening?

5. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how does Julian characterize his trips with his mother to the Y?

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