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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story "Revelation," which of the following is not a compliment the farm workers give Mrs. Turpin?
(a) She is kind.
(b) She is pretty.
(c) She is generous.
(d) She is stout.

2. In the story "Revelation," how does Mrs. Turpin characterize the farm workers' compliments?
(a) As mocking
(b) As sincere
(c) As insincere
(d) As flattering

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what impresses Julian's mother about the neighborhood she lives in?
(a) Only white people live in this area.
(b) It is in an affluent area.
(c) It was fashionable forty years ago.
(d) It has not been racially integrated.

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

5. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Asbury leave for his mother to open when he dies?
(a) A present from New York City
(b) A letter written in two notebooks
(c) A collection of his poems
(d) The manuscript of his play

6. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Star steal from Thomas?
(a) Money
(b) His historical papers
(c) His mother
(d) His father's gun

7. In the story "Parker's Back," what does Parker decide to do after his mother takes him to a religious revival?
(a) Get more tattoos
(b) Join the navy
(c) Attend church on a regular basis
(d) Begin drinking and fighting

8. In the story "Revelation," why is Claud visiting the doctor?
(a) For a stomach ulcer
(b) For a cold
(c) For a leg injury
(d) For an eye injury

9. In the story "Revelation," where does Mary Grace attend college?
(a) Massachusetts State
(b) Wellesley
(c) Harvard
(d) The local community college

10. 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) It seems as if she and the woman are swapping sons.
(b) She does not want to have to interact with the woman's son.
(c) It seems as if Julian likes the woman better than her.
(d) She is afraid Julian will talk to the woman.

11. In the story "A View of the Woods," how does Fortune characterize Mary Fortune when she attacks him?
(a) As an evil child
(b) As pure Pitts
(c) As a traitor
(d) As pure Fortune

12. In the story "Judgment Day," who owns the land that Tanner and Coleman live on?
(a) Coleman
(b) Tanner
(c) His daughter
(d) Foley

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin do as she is working in the pig parlor?

2. In the story "The Comforts of Home," how does Star gain entrance into Thomas' home the second time?

3. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," how does Rufus initially respond to Sheppard's interest in him?

4. In the story "Parker's Back," what does Parker propose to try and encourage Sarah Ruth to look at his tattoos?

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

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