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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 "Judgment Day," what does Tanner recite as he attempts to leave his daughter's apartment for good?
(a) Hail Marys
(b) The Lord's Prayer
(c) The contents of the letter pinned in his pocket
(d) It's Judgement Day!

2. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian's mother do to punctuate her statement that it is hot?
(a) Takes out a Japanese fan
(b) Repeat her statement loudly
(c) Take off her hat
(d) Begins fanning herself with a newspaper

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

4. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin always notice about people?
(a) Their feet
(b) Their religions
(c) The ways they are dressed
(d) Their social classes

5. In the story "Parker's Back," where does Parker go after the tree catches on fire?
(a) To a bar
(b) To his boss' house
(c) Home
(d) To a tattoo parlor

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Foley predict will happen in the future?

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

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

4. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Sheppard do at the reformatory?

5. In the story "Parker's Back," how does the tree catch on fire?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," how is Rufus' view of the night sky different than Sheppard's?

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

3. In the story "The Enduring Chill." what attracts Asbury to the Roman Catholic church?

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

5. Describe Julian's mother's hat in the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge."

6. In the story "Parker's Back," what does Parker do between the two tattooing sessions necessary to complete his tattoo of Jesus?

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

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

9. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Foley propose Tanner and Coleman do in exchange for room and board? How does Tanner react?

10. In the story "Judgment Day," what do the two notes that Tanner writes instruct their readers to do?

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