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

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

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

4. In the story "A View of the Woods," how does Fortune characterize Mary Fortune when she attacks him?
(a) As a traitor
(b) As an evil child
(c) As pure Fortune
(d) As pure Pitts

5. In the story "Parker's Back," why does Parker's future wife hit him the first time they meet?
(a) He comes on to her in an inappropriate way.
(b) He curses when he hurts his hand.
(c) He tries attacking her.
(d) He says something filthy to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Greenleaf," who does Mrs. May blame for Mr. Greenleaf having to shoot the bull?

2. In the story "Judgment Day," why does Tanner decide to go back down South?

3. In the story "Parker's Back," what draws Parker to the design he plans on having tattooed on his back?

4. In the story "A View of the Woods," who does Fortune plan to sell the Pitts' lawn lot to?

5. In the story "Greenleaf," what creature is plaguing Mrs. May's hedges?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say is the "irony" of the way Julian has turned out in the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge"?

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

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

5. In the story "Greenleaf," how does Mrs. May discover Mrs. Greenleaf's faith healing practice?

6. In the story "Judgment Day," what is Foley's significance in the community?

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

8. Describe the "communion" that Asbury, Randall and Morgan take in the story "The Enduring Chill."

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

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

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