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

2. In the story "A View of the Woods," who does Mary Fortune look the most like in her family?
(a) Her mother
(b) Her sister
(c) Her father
(d) Her grandfather

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

4. In the story "Greenleaf" why does Mrs. May freeze when she sees the bull coming across the pasture?
(a) She is frightened.
(b) She is waiting for it to charge her.
(c) She is shocked that Mr. Greenleaf is not behind it.
(d) She is in disbelief.

5. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how does Julian characterize his trips with his mother to the Y?
(a) As a pleasure
(b) As a sacrifice for her happiness
(c) As a necessary action to ensure her health
(d) As torture

6. 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

7. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what nickname does Star give Thomas?
(a) Tommy
(b) Tomsee
(c) Tom-Tom
(d) Sweetheart

8. In the story "Parker's Back," which of the following is not something that bothers Parker about his wife?
(a) She is snapping beans.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is his wife.
(d) She is plain.

9. In the story "Parker's Back," what is notable about Parker's arms?
(a) One arm is shorter than the other.
(b) They are very muscular.
(c) They are deformed.
(d) They are heavily tattooed.

10. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Mary Fortune tell her grandfather to remove his glasses?
(a) She plans on killing him for beating her.
(b) She does not want him to see her attack him.
(c) She does not want them to get wet.
(d) She does not want him to see her crying.

11. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why is Star jailed?
(a) Prostitution
(b) Stealing someone's identity
(c) Robbery
(d) For passing a bad check

12. 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 Fortune
(c) As pure Pitts
(d) As a traitor

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

14. 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) family
(b) virtue
(c) chastity
(d) intelligence

15. 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 mother was a Godhigh.
(b) Her great-grandfather was a plantation owner.
(c) Her grandfather was a governor.
(d) Her father was a Godhigh.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Rufus do when he first comes into Norton's home that makes him angry?

2. In the story "Revelation," what does the teenage girl do as Mrs. Turpin is thanking Jesus for her husband?

3. In the story "The Enduring Chill" who does Asbury say is his god?

4. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what is Star's real name?

5. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how does Julian's mother characterize all children?

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