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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," what does Foley predict will happen in the future?
(a) Tanner will be arrested for squatting on his land.
(b) Black people will take over the government.
(c) Black people will work for white people.
(d) White people will work for black people.

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

3. In the story "Parker's Back," how does Parker's wife characterize his tattoos?
(a) As expressions of his emotions
(b) As vulgarity
(c) As art
(d) As vanities

4. In the story "The Comforts of Home," how does Star gain entrance into Thomas' home the second time?
(a) She is arrested and his mother bails her out of jail.
(b) She is placed there by social services.
(c) She is thrown out of a boarding house for being drunk.
(d) She rents a room from his mother.

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

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

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

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

9. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Fortune say he would never hit Mary Fortune?
(a) She is his likeness.
(b) She treats the girl as if she is his own.
(c) She is intelligent and can be taught.
(d) He is in love with the girl.

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

11. 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

12. In the story "Judgment Day," how does Tanner plan on traveling down South?
(a) On a freight train
(b) By walking
(c) In a taxi
(d) On a passenger train

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

14. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner recite as he attempts to leave his daughter's apartment for good?
(a) The Lord's Prayer
(b) It's Judgement Day!
(c) Hail Marys
(d) The contents of the letter pinned in his pocket

15. In the story "The Enduring Chill" who does Asbury say is his god?
(a) Jesus
(b) the Holy Ghost
(c) Literature
(d) Art

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Fortune think Mary Fortune allows her father to beat her?

2. In the story "Revelation," what does the white-trash woman propose doing to all black people?

3. In the story "Parker's Back," what does Parker say is different about the experience of having his back tattooed?

4. In the story "The Enduring Chill," why does Asbury's sister travel to the train station with his mother?

5. 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?

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