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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the story "Greenleaf," what does Mrs. May think the reason is for E.T. and O.T. not coming to get their bull?
(a) They want to ruin her farm.
(b) She was not clear how urgent the situation was.
(c) She is a woman.
(d) They do not care about the bull.

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

4. In the story "The Comforts of Home," who kills Thomas' mother?
(a) Sarah
(b) Thomas
(c) Star
(d) The sheriff

5. In the story "Parker's Back," what draws Parker to the design he plans on having tattooed on his back?
(a) Jesus' eyes
(b) The burning bush
(c) The crown of thorns
(d) The religious symbolism

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner use to keep his workers at the saw mill in line?

2. In the story "Greenleaf" why does Mrs. May freeze when she sees the bull coming across the pasture?

3. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Rufus do when he first comes into Norton's home that makes him angry?

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

5. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Asbury leave for his mother to open when he dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the story "Revelation," what bothers Mrs. Turpin about the teenage girl?

2. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," how does Norton react when Rufus tells him about hell? Why?

3. In the story "Parker's Back," how does Parker change as the result of his tattoo of Jesus?

4. Describe the white-trash woman in the story "Revelation."

5. In the story "Greenleaf," why does Mrs. May decide to have Mr. Greenleaf shoot the bull?

6. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Rufus eat a page of the Bible?

7. Describe Mary Fortune's appearance in the story "A View of the Woods."

8. In the story "The Enduring Chill," who does Asbury believe is responsible for his failure as an artist? Why?

9. In the story "The Enduring Chill," why does Father Finn say Asbury is ignorant?

10. In the story "Judgment Day," what is the joke Tanner plans on playing on Coleman and Hooten?

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