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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story "Greenleaf," what does Mrs. May think the reason is for E.T. and O.T. not coming to get their bull?
(a) They want to ruin her farm.
(b) She is a woman.
(c) She was not clear how urgent the situation was.
(d) They do not care about the bull.

2. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Rufus not want the shoe Sheppard has made for him?
(a) It does not fit him properly.
(b) He believes it will hinder his ability to commit crimes.
(c) He says he has ways of getting the shoe if he wants it.
(d) He thinks it shows he favors Rufus over Norton.

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why does it bother Julian's mother that the large black woman sits next to him?
(a) She is afraid Julian will talk to the woman.
(b) It seems as if she and the woman are swapping sons.
(c) It seems as if Julian likes the woman better than her.
(d) She does not want to have to interact with the woman's son.

4. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Asbury try to converse with Father Finn about?
(a) art
(b) death
(c) literature
(d) spirituality

5. In the story "Revelation," how does Mrs. Turpin characterize the teenage girl in the waiting room?
(a) As pitiful
(b) As haughty
(c) As beautiful
(d) As ugly

6. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Sheppard put in the attic for Rufus to use?
(a) A bed
(b) Encyclopedias
(c) A telescope
(d) A microscope

7. In the story "Parker's Back," why does Parker begin getting tattoos?
(a) To discover himself
(b) To attract women
(c) To distinguish himself
(d) To express himself

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

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

10. In the story "The Comforts of Home," how does Star's lawyer characterize her?
(a) As being a helpless victim of circumstance
(b) As needing to go into a mental institution
(c) As having a psychopathic personality
(d) As being a career criminal

11. 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 about his beliefs on integration.
(b) He asks the man if he has a light.
(c) He begins a political discussion with the man.
(d) He asks the man to share his newspaper.

12. In the story "Parker's Back," what does Parker propose to try and encourage Sarah Ruth to look at his tattoos?
(a) Seeing the religious symbolism in his tattoos
(b) Getting a tattoo of the Bible on his back
(c) Getting a tattoo of her on his back
(d) Getting a tattoo of Jesus on his back

13. In the story "Parker's Back," what does Parker say is different about the experience of having his back tattooed?
(a) He is more alert and awake.
(b) He is much less reluctant to have the tattoo done.
(c) It is much more painful than his previous tattoos.
(d) It is much more meaningful than his previous tattoos.

14. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why does Thomas put the gun in Star's purse?
(a) To frame her for his mother's murder
(b) So she can use it for protection
(c) To encourage her to use it to kill his mother
(d) So the police will find it and arrest her

15. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin say distinguishes her farm's pigs from others?
(a) They are clean.
(b) They have their own barn.
(c) They only raise a few of them a year.
(d) They have more meat on them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Judgment Day," where is Tanner ultimately buried?

2. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Mrs. Fox believe is wrong with Asbury?

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why does Thomas' mother say she cannot send Star back to jail?

4. In the story "Greenleaf" why does Mrs. May freeze when she sees the bull coming across the pasture?

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

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