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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why does it bother Julian's mother that the large black woman sits next to him?
(a) It seems as if she and the woman are swapping sons.
(b) She is afraid Julian will talk to the woman.
(c) She does not want to have to interact with the woman's son.
(d) It seems as if Julian likes the woman better than her.

2. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Norton spend so much time looking through the telescope?
(a) He is interested in astronomy.
(b) He believes his father will like him more if he does so.
(c) He wants to be an astronaut.
(d) He thinks he sees his mother in the stars.

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

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

5. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Norton often begin crying?
(a) He misses his deceased mother.
(b) He is jealous of Sheppard's attention towards Rufus.
(c) Rufus hits him.
(d) He does not want Rufus to live in the family's home.

6. In the story "The Enduring Chill," how does Asbury choose to spend his days on the family farm?
(a) In bed sleeping
(b) In his room writing
(c) At his sister's school
(d) In the dairy working with the farm workers

7. In the story "Judgment Day," where does Tanner think he is as he falls down the stairs?
(a) In the stairwell
(b) In his daughter's apartment
(c) In a coffin
(d) In his shack in Corinth

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

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

10. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner use to keep his workers at the saw mill in line?
(a) A knife
(b) Verbal threats
(c) The police
(d) A whip

11. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why must Julian's mother go to the Y each week?
(a) She is attending a seminar on race relations.
(b) Her doctor has entered her in a stress management program there.
(c) She is working out in their exercise facility.
(d) Her doctor has entered her in a weight loss class there.

12. In the story "Revelation," what do the farm workers think happened to Mrs. Turpin's eye?
(a) They believe she was hit in the face by a book.
(b) They believe Mr. Turpin hit her.
(c) They believe she was in a car accident.
(d) They believe she fell down and hurt herself.

13. In the story "Parker's Back," who does Parker believe his wife is jealous of?
(a) Their unborn child
(b) Other white people
(c) Himself
(d) His female boss

14. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," which of the following is not an action Julian considers to teach his mother a lesson?
(a) Dating a black woman
(b) Bringing a black friend home to dinner
(c) Calling a black doctor to treat her on her death bed
(d) Forcing her to strike up a conversation with a black woman

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Greenleaf," why does Mrs. May go to the Greenleaf boys' farm?

2. In the story "Greenleaf," why does Mrs. May believe she suddenly becomes so tired?

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Star steal from Thomas?

4. In the story "Parker's Back," why does Parker not want to have his back tattooed?

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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