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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story "Parker's Back," what is Sarah Ruth constantly trying to do?
(a) Convince Parker to stop being tattooed
(b) Convince Parker to move in with her mother
(c) Get pregnant
(d) Convert Parker to Christianity

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

3. In the story "Greenleaf," how do the May boys treat their mother?
(a) They idolize her.
(b) They respect her and treat her well.
(c) They mock her and take her for granted.
(d) They are vicious and violent towards her.

4. 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 have to take it back to their farm before he does any other work.
(b) He will be looking for another job because she is firing him.
(c) He will be docked wages to pay for repairs on her farm.
(d) He will have to shoot it.

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

6. 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) Begin screaming
(c) Scowl at her
(d) Make a low growling sound

7. 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 insists on telling Sheppard he is innocent.
(c) He wants to confess his crime to Sheppard.
(d) He wants Sheppard to bail him out of jail.

8. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Fortune visit the courthouse?
(a) To file a complaint against Pitts
(b) To get the deed for the land he is selling to Tilman
(c) To adopt Mary Fortune
(d) To attend Pitts' trial

9. In the story "Greenleaf," who does Mrs. May blame for Mr. Greenleaf having to shoot the bull?
(a) O.T. & E.T.
(b) Mr. Greenleaf
(c) Herself
(d) Scofield & Wesley

10. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin say is "the worst thing in the world"?
(a) A white-trash person
(b) An ungrateful person
(c) A person with a bad disposition
(d) A black person

11. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why does Thomas' mother say she cannot send Star back to jail?
(a) She believes she can save Star's soul.
(b) She believes Star did not commit any crime.
(c) It would be like sending her own child to jail.
(d) It would be like sending her own sister to jail.

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

13. In the story "Greenleaf," what creature is plaguing Mrs. May's hedges?
(a) A horse
(b) A cow
(c) A gopher
(d) A bull

14. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Mary Fortune tell her grandfather would happen to anyone who beat her?
(a) She would beat them.
(b) She would tell him about the person.
(c) She would report them to the police.
(d) She would kill them.

15. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," how does Rufus initially respond to Sheppard's interest in him?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He is resistant.
(c) He is silent.
(d) He is eager to befriend Sheppard.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard give Rufus a key to his home?

2. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how does Julian characterize his trips with his mother to the Y?

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," where does Thomas finally find the sheriff?

4. In the story "Parker's Back," what does Parker decide to do after his mother takes him to a religious revival?

5. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Norton spend so much time looking through the telescope?

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