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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," how does Mrs. Turpin characterize the farm workers' compliments?
(a) As mocking
(b) As insincere
(c) As sincere
(d) As flattering

2. In the story "Judgment Day," what does the black actor do the first time Tanner insults him?
(a) Beats him
(b) Pushes him down the stairs
(c) Talks to his daughter about Tanner's behavior
(d) Slams him against a wall

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Thomas ask the sheriff to do?
(a) Search Star's room for his stolen gun
(b) Arrest her
(c) Issue a restraining order against Star
(d) Set Star up so she will be sent to jail

4. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Star threaten to do if Thomas throws her out of the house?
(a) Steal their money
(b) Kill his mother
(c) Report him to the police
(d) Commit suicide

5. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what impresses Julian's mother about the neighborhood she lives in?
(a) It was fashionable forty years ago.
(b) Only white people live in this area.
(c) It is in an affluent area.
(d) It has not been racially integrated.

6. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard not go into Norton's room after talking with Rufus about whether or not he was at the movies with his son?
(a) He does not want to know what Rufus did instead of going to the movies.
(b) He favors Rufus over Norton.
(c) He does not want Rufus to think he does not trust him.
(d) He is angry at Norton.

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

8. In the story "Greenleaf" how does Mrs. May die?
(a) She is gorged by the bull's horns.
(b) She runs into the bull with her car.
(c) She has a heart attack.
(d) She is accidentally shot by Mr. Greenleaf.

9. In the story "Greenleaf," why do the May boys begin fighting during dinner one night?
(a) Wesley is angry at Scofield for upsetting their mother.
(b) Scofield is angry at Wesley for upsetting their mother.
(c) They cannot decide who will be responsible for removing the bull from the property.
(d) Scofield insults Wesley's career.

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

11. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Fortune visit the courthouse?
(a) To file a complaint against Pitts
(b) To adopt Mary Fortune
(c) To attend Pitts' trial
(d) To get the deed for the land he is selling to Tilman

12. In the story "Parker's Back," where does Parker meet his wife?
(a) At a bar
(b) At church
(c) On the roadside where his car broke down
(d) At his boss' farm

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

14. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Fortune think Mary Fortune allows her father to beat her?
(a) She is a weak child.
(b) She is afraid of her father.
(c) She respects her father.
(d) She wants to anger her grandfather.

15. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," where does Julian say that "true culture" lies?
(a) In the mind
(b) In the city
(c) In the heart
(d) In literature

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Greenleaf," how does Mrs. May characterize the Greenleaf boys when she discovers it is their bull on her farm?

2. 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?

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

4. In the story "Revelation," what bothers Mrs. Turpin about the chair she has to sit in?

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

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