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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," what does Fortune attempt to buy for Mary Fortune to appease her?
(a) A cow pasture
(b) A country store
(c) A piece of candy
(d) A boat

2. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," which of the following is not an aspect of her family's past that impresses Julian's mother?
(a) Her father was a Godhigh.
(b) Her grandfather was a governor.
(c) Her great-grandfather was a plantation owner.
(d) Her mother was a Godhigh.

3. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Sheppard do at the reformatory?
(a) He is the recreational director.
(b) He teaches the students.
(c) He is a counselor.
(d) He coaches a little league baseball team.

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

5. In the story "Revelation," what does the white-trash woman propose doing to all black people?
(a) Making them slaves again
(b) Treating them equally
(c) Hiring them as farm hands
(d) Sending them back to Africa

6. In the story "A View of the Woods," what ultimately happens to Mary Fortune?
(a) She stops spending time with Fortune.
(b) She runs away.
(c) Her father kills her.
(d) Her grandfather kills her.

7. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Fortune think Mary Fortune allows her father to beat her?
(a) She is a weak child.
(b) She wants to anger her grandfather.
(c) She is afraid of her father.
(d) She respects her father.

8. In the story "A View of the Woods," what color does Fortune think the woods turn one evening?
(a) Red
(b) Black
(c) Green
(d) Orange

9. In the story "Parker's Back," why are Sarah Ruth and Parker married in a courthouse?
(a) She believes churches are idolatrous.
(b) He does not believe in church weddings.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) They are in a hurry.

10. In the story "Greenleaf," what bothers Mrs. May about Mrs. Greenleaf?
(a) Her laziness
(b) Her housekeeping
(c) Her religion
(d) Her discipline of her children

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

12. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why do the police first bring Rufus to Sheppard's home?
(a) He hopes Sheppard will convince the police he was at home.
(b) He wants Sheppard to bail him out of jail.
(c) He insists on telling Sheppard he is innocent.
(d) He wants to confess his crime to Sheppard.

13. In the story "Greenleaf," what does Mrs. May tell Mr. Greenleaf he will be doing because he did not return the bull to his sons' farm?
(a) He will be looking for another job because she is firing him.
(b) He will have to shoot it.
(c) He will have to take it back to their farm before he does any other work.
(d) He will be docked wages to pay for repairs on her farm.

14. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Fortune do to teach Mary Fortune a lesson?
(a) Beats her with his belt
(b) Has her father arrested for assault
(c) Sells the land in front of the Pitts home
(d) Beats her head against a rock

15. In the story "Revelation," what does the teenage girl call Mrs. Turpin?
(a) A filthy pig
(b) An old wart hog
(c) A demon pig
(d) A wart hog from hell

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Greenleaf," what had the Greenleaf boys done to distinguish themselves?

2. In the story "The Enduring Chill," how does Father Finn characterize Asbury?

3. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin say distinguishes her farm's pigs from others?

4. In the story "A View of the Woods," who does Mary Fortune look the most like in her family?

5. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what happens to Julian's mother after the black woman slaps her?

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