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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 the teenage girl call Mrs. Turpin?
(a) A wart hog from hell
(b) A demon pig
(c) An old wart hog
(d) A filthy pig

2. 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 do not want to share their milk with him.
(b) He believes they are afraid of him.
(c) He believes they think it is improper for white and black people to share a glass.
(d) He believes they do not want to get in trouble for drinking the milk.

3. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner make for Coleman when he first talks to him?
(a) A shack
(b) Alcohol
(c) A figurine of an animal
(d) A pair of glasses

4. In the story "Parker's Back," what condition does Sarah Ruth set for telling Parker her name?
(a) She tells him he must believe in Jesus.
(b) She tells him he must not get any more tattoos.
(c) She tells him he must bring peaches to her house.
(d) She tells him he must tell her what his first two initials stand for.

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

6. In the story "Parker's Back," why does Parker begin getting tattoos?
(a) To attract women
(b) To express himself
(c) To distinguish himself
(d) To discover himself

7. In the story "The Enduring Chill," where does Asbury's friend Goetz take him to help him deal with death?
(a) To a Buddhist temple
(b) To a hospital
(c) To a Hindu lecture
(d) To visit a Catholic priest

8. In the story "Parker's Back," what does Parker propose to try and encourage Sarah Ruth to look at his tattoos?
(a) Seeing the religious symbolism in his tattoos
(b) Getting a tattoo of her on his back
(c) Getting a tattoo of the Bible on his back
(d) Getting a tattoo of Jesus on his back

9. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Rufus read to Norton?
(a) Comic books
(b) The newspaper
(c) An encyclopedia
(d) The Bible

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

11. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," where did Sheppard meet Rufus Johnson?
(a) At a reformatory
(b) In prison
(c) On the street
(d) At a city park

12. In the story "The Enduring Chill," where does Asbury do research for the play he is writing?
(a) The Catholic church
(b) A predominantly black neighborhood
(c) New York City
(d) The family's dairy

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

14. In the story "Greenleaf," what bothers Mrs. May about Mrs. Greenleaf?
(a) Her religion
(b) Her housekeeping
(c) Her laziness
(d) Her discipline of her children

15. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard think Rufus refused the shoe he had made for him?
(a) Anger
(b) Jealousy
(c) Out of spite
(d) Insecurity

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "The Enduring Chill," why does Asbury not want to see Dr. Block?

2. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why must Julian's mother go to the Y each week?

3. In the story "A View of the Woods," what color does Fortune think the woods turn one evening?

4. In the story "Revelation," where does Mrs. Turpin go when Claud takes the farm workers home?

5. In the story "A View of the Woods," how does Fortune die?

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