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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 "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin say distinguishes her farm's pigs from others?
(a) They only raise a few of them a year.
(b) They have their own barn.
(c) They have more meat on them.
(d) They are clean.

2. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Mrs. Fox believe is wrong with Asbury?
(a) She thinks he has contracted a respiratory infection.
(b) She thinks he is having a spiritual crisis.
(c) She thinks he has the enduring chill.
(d) She thinks he is having a nervous breakdown.

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why does Thomas' mother say she cannot send Star back to jail?
(a) It would be like sending her own sister to jail.
(b) It would be like sending her own child to jail.
(c) She believes Star did not commit any crime.
(d) She believes she can save Star's soul.

4. In the story "Judgment Day," why does Tanner not write his true feelings about NYC in his postcard to Coleman and Hooten ?
(a) He does not want to hurt his daughter's feelings.
(b) He plans on surprising his friends with a visit.
(c) His daughter has to mail the card and he does not want her to know.
(d) He does not want his friends to know how unhappy he is.

5. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Sheppard put in the attic for Rufus to use?
(a) A telescope
(b) A bed
(c) A microscope
(d) Encyclopedias

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what impresses Julian's mother about the neighborhood she lives in?

2. In the story "Greenleaf," what does Scofield do for a living?

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Thomas do for a living?

4. In the story "Greenleaf," why is Mrs. May concerned about the bull being on her farm?

5. In the story "A View of the Woods," how does Fortune characterize Mary Fortune when she attacks him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In the story "The Enduring Chill," how does Dr. Block respond when Asbury tells him he cannot understand his illness?

3. In the story "Parker's Back," why doesn't Sarah Ruth want Parker to have the Bible tattooed on his back?

4. Describe the character of Pitts in the story "A View of the Woods."

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

6. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why is Thomas mournful that his father has died but "had not been able to endure him in life"?

7. In the story "Parker's Back," what things does Parker say his wife does not approve of?

8. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin say is the problem with farming cotton?

9. In the story "A View of the Woods," what angers Mary Fortune about her grandfather's plan to sell a lot of his land?

10. In the story "Revelation," what happens to the teenage girl after she attacks Mrs. Turpin?

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