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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian do when they get on the bus that embarrasses his mother?
(a) He refuses to sit next to his mother.
(b) He loosens and takes off his tie.
(c) He sits next to a black man.
(d) He takes off his hat.

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

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why must Julian's mother go to the Y each week?
(a) Her doctor has entered her in a stress management program there.
(b) Her doctor has entered her in a weight loss class there.
(c) She is attending a seminar on race relations.
(d) She is working out in their exercise facility.

4. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Norton spend so much time looking through the telescope?
(a) He believes his father will like him more if he does so.
(b) He is interested in astronomy.
(c) He wants to be an astronaut.
(d) He thinks he sees his mother in the stars.

5. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Thomas see as the "principle of order and the only thing that makes life bearable"?
(a) virtue
(b) family
(c) intelligence
(d) chastity

6. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Asbury convince the farm workers to do that contaminates the milk?
(a) Milk the cows improperly
(b) Smoke in the milking room
(c) Drink from the containers of fresh milk
(d) Feed the cows onions

7. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Rufus teach Norton about that angers Sheppard?
(a) Christianity
(b) Robbery
(c) Suicide
(d) Sex

8. In the story "Greenleaf," why did Mrs. May move to the farm?
(a) It was the only property her husband left her when he died.
(b) She and her husband wanted to start a dairy farm.
(c) She wanted to raise her two sons in the country rather than in the city.
(d) It was the only property she could afford to buy when her husband died.

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

10. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard not go into Norton's room after talking with Rufus about whether or not he was at the movies with his son?
(a) He does not want Rufus to think he does not trust him.
(b) He does not want to know what Rufus did instead of going to the movies.
(c) He is angry at Norton.
(d) He favors Rufus over Norton.

11. In the story "Parker's Back," who does Parker believe his wife is jealous of?
(a) Other white people
(b) Himself
(c) His female boss
(d) Their unborn child

12. 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 is afraid of her father.
(c) She respects her father.
(d) She wants to anger her grandfather.

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

14. In the story "Parker's Back," why does Parker's future wife hit him the first time they meet?
(a) He says something filthy to her.
(b) He tries attacking her.
(c) He curses when he hurts his hand.
(d) He comes on to her in an inappropriate way.

15. In the story "Greenleaf," why do the May boys begin fighting during dinner one night?
(a) They cannot decide who will be responsible for removing the bull from the property.
(b) Scofield is angry at Wesley for upsetting their mother.
(c) Wesley is angry at Scofield for upsetting their mother.
(d) Scofield insults Wesley's career.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the story "Revelation," how does Mrs. Turpin characterize the teenage girl in the waiting room?

3. In the story "Judgment Day," how does Tanner plan on traveling down South?

4. In the story "A View of the Woods," who gets Mary Fortune from Tilman's store parking lot?

5. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard invite Rufus to live with he and Norton?

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