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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the story "Parker's Back," why does Sarah Ruth throw Parker out of the house?
(a) She believes he cannot be saved.
(b) She believes his tattoo is idolatry.
(c) She is angry that he destroyed his boss' tractor.
(d) She is ashamed of him.

3. In the story "Greenleaf," what does Scofield do for a living?
(a) He is an insurance salesman specializing in insurance for white people.
(b) He is a college professor.
(c) He is a farmer.
(d) He is an insurance salesman specializing in insurance for black people.

4. In the story "Judgment Day," where is Tanner ultimately buried?
(a) Corinth
(b) Alabama
(c) On Foley's land
(d) New York City

5. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why do the police first bring Rufus to Sheppard's home?
(a) He wants Sheppard to bail him out of jail.
(b) He hopes Sheppard will convince the police he was at home.
(c) He wants to confess his crime to Sheppard.
(d) He insists on telling Sheppard he is innocent.

6. In the story "Parker's Back," how does the tree catch on fire?
(a) Parker lights it on fire.
(b) Parker runs into it with the tractor.
(c) Lightening strikes the tree.
(d) A spark from a rock hits the tree.

7. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin notice about the old woman sitting next to the child?
(a) She has snuff around her mouth.
(b) She appears to be the boy's mother.
(c) She cannot speak proper English.
(d) She is missing teeth.

8. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard invite Rufus to live with he and Norton?
(a) To provide Rufus with a safe home
(b) To provide Norton with a live-in playmate
(c) To teach Norton how to share
(d) To have another person to help with the household chores

9. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," who does Rufus believe is the only person who can save him?
(a) Jesus
(b) The police
(c) Norton
(d) Sheppard

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

11. In "The Enduring Chill," where is Asbury returning to his hometown from at the beginning of the story?
(a) Timberboro
(b) Paris
(c) Rome
(d) New York City

12. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why does Julian prefer the old family mansion?
(a) It represents the destruction of the family heritage.
(b) It is old and threadbare.
(c) It represents his family's history.
(d) It is far from where he currently lives.

13. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what happens to Julian's mother after the black woman slaps her?
(a) She returns home on the bus.
(b) She has a stroke.
(c) She goes to the Y for her class.
(d) She picks herself up and walks away with dignity.

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

15. In the story "Judgment Day," why does Tanner think the black man in his building does not respond to him when he first speaks to him?
(a) He believes the man thinks he is superior to Tanner.
(b) He believes the man is racist.
(c) He believes the man cannot understand him.
(d) He believes the man is deaf and dumb.

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" why does Mrs. May freeze when she sees the bull coming across the pasture?

3. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Asbury try to converse with Father Finn about?

4. In the story "Revelation," who is at the lowest rung of social class in Mrs. Turpin's opinion?

5. In the story "The Comforts of Home," who kills Thomas' mother?

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