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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story "Judgment Day," why does Tanner decide to go back down South?
(a) He does not like living next door to the black actor.
(b) He misses Coleman.
(c) He overhears his daughter say she plans on burying him in New York City.
(d) He wants to go work for Foley.

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

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

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

5. In the story "The Enduring Chill," where does Asbury do research for the play he is writing?
(a) A predominantly black neighborhood
(b) The Catholic church
(c) New York City
(d) The family's dairy

6. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what is the name of the young boy who sits next to Julian's mother?
(a) John
(b) Julian
(c) Carver
(d) Washington

7. In "The Enduring Chill," where is Asbury returning to his hometown from at the beginning of the story?
(a) Paris
(b) New York City
(c) Rome
(d) Timberboro

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

9. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Mrs. Fox believe is wrong with Asbury?
(a) She thinks he is having a spiritual crisis.
(b) She thinks he is having a nervous breakdown.
(c) She thinks he has contracted a respiratory infection.
(d) She thinks he has the enduring chill.

10. In the story "The Enduring Chill," where does Asbury hope to be buried when he dies?
(a) Near the milking room
(b) In New York City
(c) In the family graveyard
(d) Near James Joyce's grave

11. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Mary Fortune tell Fortune will happen if he leaves her in the car while he is in Tilman's?
(a) She will leave.
(b) She will never speak to him again.
(c) She will be beaten by her father.
(d) She will cry.

12. 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) It is much more painful than his previous tattoos.
(c) It is much more meaningful than his previous tattoos.
(d) He is much less reluctant to have the tattoo done.

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

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

15. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard invite Rufus to live with he and Norton?
(a) To have another person to help with the household chores
(b) To teach Norton how to share
(c) To provide Norton with a live-in playmate
(d) To provide Rufus with a safe home

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Parker's Back," what must Parker say to get Sarah Ruth to let him back in the house?

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

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

4. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Foley predict will happen in the future?

5. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Mary Fortune tell her grandfather to remove his glasses?

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