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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 Enduring Chill," how do Randall and Morgan react when they see Asbury?
(a) They are shocked by how sickly he looks.
(b) They tell him he looks like he is going to die.
(c) They are pleased to see their old friend.
(d) They tell him he looks healthy.

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

3. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner do to keep his hands from shaking?
(a) Walk around
(b) Whittle figures out of wood
(c) Keep his fingers in his pockets
(d) Hold his hands behind his back

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

5. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin say is the goal of all black people?
(a) To avoid working hard
(b) To make money
(c) To make white people's lives miserable
(d) To improve their color by marrying white people

6. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Rufus do when he first comes into Norton's home that makes him angry?
(a) Lays down in Norton's bed
(b) Speaks disrespectfully to Leola
(c) Goes into Norton's mother's room
(d) Orders Norton to make him a sandwich

7. In the story "Greenleaf," who does the bull belong to?
(a) O.T. & E.T. Greenleaf
(b) Mr. Greenleaf
(c) Mrs. May
(d) Scofield & Wesley

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

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

10. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin do as she is working in the pig parlor?
(a) Pray to Jesus
(b) Hit the pigs
(c) Cry
(d) Vent her frustrations

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

12. 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) Begin drinking and fighting
(c) Join the navy
(d) Attend church on a regular basis

13. In the story "Greenleaf," what had the Greenleaf boys done to distinguish themselves?
(a) Gone into the army
(b) Supported their mother's faith healing
(c) Gone into farming
(d) Helped their father get a job

14. In the story "The Enduring Chill," how does Father Finn characterize Asbury?
(a) As ignorant
(b) As devout
(c) As spiritually corrupt
(d) As intelligent

15. In the story "Revelation," where does Mrs. Turpin go when Claud takes the farm workers home?
(a) To gather hay
(b) Back to bed
(c) To feed the pigs
(d) To hose down the pigs

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Parker's Back," what must Parker say to get Sarah Ruth to let him back in the house?

2. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard think Rufus refused the shoe he had made for him?

3. In the story "Parker's Back," how does the tree catch on fire?

4. 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?

5. In the story "Greenleaf" how does Mrs. May die?

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