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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 "A View of the Woods," who does the Pitts family blame for Fortune wanting to sell the lot in front of their home?
(a) Mr. Pitts
(b) Mary Fortune
(c) Tilman
(d) Fortune

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

3. In the story "Parker's Back," what does Parker decide to do after his mother takes him to a religious revival?
(a) Begin drinking and fighting
(b) Get more tattoos
(c) Join the navy
(d) Attend church on a regular basis

4. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian say to the black man sitting next to him to try and upset his mother?
(a) He asks the man if he has a light.
(b) He begins a political discussion with the man.
(c) He asks the man about his beliefs on integration.
(d) He asks the man to share his newspaper.

5. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how much did Julian's mother pay for her new hat?
(a) $6.50
(b) $7.50
(c) $7.00
(d) $7.25

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "The Enduring Chill," why does Asbury's sister travel to the train station with his mother?

2. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," where does Julian say that "true culture" lies?

3. In the story "A View of the Woods," who gets Mary Fortune from Tilman's store parking lot?

4. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why does Thomas' mother say she cannot send Star back to jail?

5. In the story "Judgment Day," why does Tanner not write his true feelings about NYC in his postcard to Coleman and Hooten ?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the story "Judgment Day," how do Tanner's and his daughter's views on burial differ?

2. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner say will happen on judgment day?

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

4. Describe the black woman who sits next to Julian on the bus in the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge."

5. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Fortune notice about the woods in front of the Pitts' home on the night before he sells the lot?

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 Lame Shall Enter First," what does Norton do when looking through the telescope alone at night?

8. In the story "Greenleaf," how do the Greenleafs come to live on the May farm?

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

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

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