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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 in disbelief.
(d) She is shocked that Mr. Greenleaf is not behind it.

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

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

4. In the story "Parker's Back," why are Sarah Ruth and Parker married in a courthouse?
(a) They are in a hurry.
(b) He does not believe in church weddings.
(c) She believes churches are idolatrous.
(d) She is pregnant.

5. In the story "The Comforts of Home," how does Star's lawyer characterize her?
(a) As needing to go into a mental institution
(b) As being a helpless victim of circumstance
(c) As being a career criminal
(d) As having a psychopathic personality

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

7. In the story "A View of the Woods," what ultimately happens to Mary Fortune?
(a) Her grandfather kills her.
(b) She runs away.
(c) Her father kills her.
(d) She stops spending time with Fortune.

8. In the story "The Enduring Chill," why does Asbury not want to see Dr. Block?
(a) He does not believe that there is anything wrong with him.
(b) He does not want to be treated for his illness.
(c) He believes his problem is beyond the doctor's comprehension.
(d) He is willing himself to die.

9. In the story "The Comforts of Home," how is Thomas like his deceased father?
(a) Both were ruthless
(b) Both were rational and practical
(c) Both were foolish
(d) Both were lawyers

10. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Sheppard believe is the worst fault a person can have?
(a) selfishness
(b) viciousness
(c) pride
(d) greed

11. In the story "Greenleaf," what creature is plaguing Mrs. May's hedges?
(a) A gopher
(b) A bull
(c) A cow
(d) A horse

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

13. In the story "Greenleaf," why does Mrs. May go to the Greenleaf boys' farm?
(a) To notify them that she is firing their father
(b) To pay them a friendly visit
(c) To tell them to come get their bull from her farm
(d) To tell them she has shot their bull

14. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Mary Fortune tell her grandfather would happen to anyone who beat her?
(a) She would kill them.
(b) She would tell him about the person.
(c) She would beat them.
(d) She would report them to the police.

15. In the story "Greenleaf," what does Mrs. May tell Mr. Greenleaf he will be doing because he did not return the bull to his sons' farm?
(a) He will have to shoot it.
(b) He will have to take it back to their farm before he does any other work.
(c) He will be docked wages to pay for repairs on her farm.
(d) He will be looking for another job because she is firing him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Judgment Day," where does Tanner think he is as he falls down the stairs?

2. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian say to the black man sitting next to him to try and upset his mother?

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

4. In the story "The Enduring Chill," who does Asbury ask his mother to invite to their home?

5. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Thomas see as the "principle of order and the only thing that makes life bearable"?

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