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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why does Thomas threaten to leave his mother's home?
(a) Because she has given Star a key to their home
(b) Because she continues to let Star live there
(c) Because she wants him to date Star
(d) Because she has bailed Star out of jail

2. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner use to keep his workers at the saw mill in line?
(a) A whip
(b) The police
(c) Verbal threats
(d) A knife

3. In the story "A View of the Woods," how old is Mary Fortune?
(a) 9
(b) 16
(c) 5
(d) 10

4. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how does Julian's mother characterize all children?
(a) They are the future of America.
(b) White children are more precious to her than black children.
(c) They are all equal to her.
(d) They are all cute to her.

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

6. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Sheppard believe Norton will become when he grows up?
(a) A scientist
(b) An astronaut
(c) A banker
(d) A criminal

7. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Foley suspect Tanner and Coleman of doing?
(a) Stealing his firewood
(b) Running a bar
(c) Brewing bootlegged liquor
(d) Stealing his land

8. In the story "The Enduring Chill," why does Asbury think the farm workers do not want him to drink from their jelly glass?
(a) He believes they think it is improper for white and black people to share a glass.
(b) He believes they are afraid of him.
(c) He believes they do not want to get in trouble for drinking the milk.
(d) He believes they do not want to share their milk with him.

9. In the story "Parker's Back," what must Parker say to get Sarah Ruth to let him back in the house?
(a) He loves her.
(b) He will pay for the tractor.
(c) His full first name
(d) He is sorry.

10. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian's mother insist on doing when she exits the bus that Julian wishes she would not?
(a) Insult the black woman sitting across from her on the bus
(b) Talk to the black woman sitting across from her on the bus
(c) Kiss the black boy sitting near her on the bus
(d) Give the black boy sitting near her on the bus money

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

12. 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 wanted to raise her two sons in the country rather than in the city.
(c) She and her husband wanted to start a dairy farm.
(d) It was the only property she could afford to buy when her husband died.

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

14. In the story "Revelation," what does the white-trash woman propose doing to all black people?
(a) Sending them back to Africa
(b) Treating them equally
(c) Hiring them as farm hands
(d) Making them slaves again

15. 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 attack him.
(b) She does not want him to see her crying.
(c) She does not want them to get wet.
(d) She plans on killing him for beating her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "A View of the Woods," what ultimately happens to Mary Fortune?

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

3. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," which of the following is not an action Julian considers to teach his mother a lesson?

4. In the story "Parker's Back," what draws Parker to the design he plans on having tattooed on his back?

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

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