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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story "A View of the Woods," how does Fortune die?
(a) He has a heart attack.
(b) He is beaten to death by Mary Fortune.
(c) He falls off an embankment.
(d) He is killed by Pitts.

2. In the story "Revelation," who is at the lowest rung of social class in Mrs. Turpin's opinion?
(a) Black people who do not own their own homes
(b) White unemployed people
(c) All black people
(d) Whites who do own land

3. In the story "Revelation," why is Claud visiting the doctor?
(a) For a leg injury
(b) For an eye injury
(c) For a cold
(d) For a stomach ulcer

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 sits next to a black man.
(b) He refuses to sit next to his mother.
(c) He loosens and takes off his tie.
(d) He takes off his hat.

5. In the story "A View of the Woods," who gets Mary Fortune from Tilman's store parking lot?
(a) A black man drinking a purple beverage
(b) Tilman
(c) Her grandfather
(d) Her father

6. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Thomas see as the "principle of order and the only thing that makes life bearable"?
(a) virtue
(b) family
(c) intelligence
(d) chastity

7. In the story "The Enduring Chill," why does Asbury think the farm workers do not want him to drink from their jelly glass?
(a) He believes they do not want to get in trouble for drinking the milk.
(b) He believes they think it is improper for white and black people to share a glass.
(c) He believes they do not want to share their milk with him.
(d) He believes they are afraid of him.

8. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Norton often begin crying?
(a) Rufus hits him.
(b) He does not want Rufus to live in the family's home.
(c) He is jealous of Sheppard's attention towards Rufus.
(d) He misses his deceased mother.

9. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian say to the black man sitting next to him to try and upset his mother?
(a) He asks the man if he has a light.
(b) He asks the man to share his newspaper.
(c) He asks the man about his beliefs on integration.
(d) He begins a political discussion with the man.

10. In the story "A View of the Woods," how old is Mary Fortune?
(a) 9
(b) 5
(c) 16
(d) 10

11. In the story "Greenleaf," what relationship does the "colored man" on the Greenleaf boys' farm have with the Mays?
(a) He is a cousin to Mr. Greenleaf.
(b) He used to work for the Mays.
(c) He purchased an insurance policy from Scofield.
(d) He is responsible for the bull getting lose.

12. In the story "The Enduring Chill," where does Asbury's friend Goetz take him to help him deal with death?
(a) To visit a Catholic priest
(b) To a hospital
(c) To a Buddhist temple
(d) To a Hindu lecture

13. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Mary Fortune tell her grandfather to remove his glasses?
(a) She plans on killing him for beating her.
(b) She does not want him to see her attack him.
(c) She does not want them to get wet.
(d) She does not want him to see her crying.

14. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what is Thomas' mother's favorite nice thing to do for people?
(a) Bake them cakes
(b) Bring them candy
(c) Write them a letter
(d) Help them out of difficult situations

15. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Thomas do for a living?
(a) He is a history professor.
(b) He lives off of an inheritance from his father.
(c) He works for the sheriff's office.
(d) He is a historian.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why must Julian's mother go to the Y each week?

2. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why is Star jailed?

3. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," how does Rufus initially respond to Sheppard's interest in him?

4. In the story "The Enduring Chill," how do Randall and Morgan react when they see Asbury?

5. In the story "Revelation," what do the Turpins do upon returning home from the doctor's office?

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