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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," why does Parker begin getting tattoos?
(a) To express himself
(b) To distinguish himself
(c) To discover himself
(d) To attract women

2. 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

3. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Asbury try to converse with Father Finn about?
(a) spirituality
(b) art
(c) literature
(d) death

4. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what disability does Rufus have?
(a) He walks with a limp.
(b) He only has one leg.
(c) He has only one foot.
(d) He has a club foot.

5. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," which of the following is not an aspect of her family's past that impresses Julian's mother?
(a) Her grandfather was a governor.
(b) Her great-grandfather was a plantation owner.
(c) Her mother was a Godhigh.
(d) Her father was a Godhigh.

6. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner pin to his pocket before he leaves his daughter's apartment?
(a) A note to his daughter
(b) A note to his friend Parrum
(c) A note instructing the finder what to do if he is found dead
(d) Money

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

8. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what illness does Dr. Block diagnose Asbury as having?
(a) a nervous breakdown
(b) tuberculosis
(c) a respiratory infection
(d) undulant fever

9. 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) Carver
(c) Julian
(d) Washington

10. In the story "Greenleaf" how does Mrs. May die?
(a) She runs into the bull with her car.
(b) She is accidentally shot by Mr. Greenleaf.
(c) She is gorged by the bull's horns.
(d) She has a heart attack.

11. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Fortune think Mary Fortune allows her father to beat her?
(a) She respects her father.
(b) She wants to anger her grandfather.
(c) She is a weak child.
(d) She is afraid of her father.

12. In the story "Greenleaf," how does Mrs. May characterize the Greenleaf boys when she discovers it is their bull on her farm?
(a) As irresponsible
(b) As cruel
(c) As lazy
(d) As ungrateful

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

14. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what hobby does Thomas' mother suggest that Star take up?
(a) Studying history
(b) Knitting
(c) Music
(d) Reading

15. In the story "Greenleaf," why does Mrs. May go to the Greenleaf boys' farm?
(a) To tell them she has shot their bull
(b) To tell them to come get their bull from her farm
(c) To notify them that she is firing their father
(d) To pay them a friendly visit

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Fortune do to teach Mary Fortune a lesson?

2. In the story "Greenleaf," who does the bull belong to?

3. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why do the police first bring Rufus to Sheppard's home?

4. In the story "The Enduring Chill," where does Asbury do research for the play he is writing?

5. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what gives Julian's mother pleasure about his "success"?

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