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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 do the Turpins do upon returning home from the doctor's office?
(a) Pick up the farm workers
(b) Eat dinner
(c) Go to bed
(d) Feed the pigs

2. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," how long has Julian been out of college?
(a) He is still in college.
(b) One month
(c) One year
(d) Ten years

3. In the story "Greenleaf," how does Mrs. May plan on trapping the bull?
(a) She will drive her car into the bull.
(b) She wants Mr. Greenleaf to run him into a pasture and she will close the gate behind him.
(c) She wants Mr. Greenleaf to rope him.
(d) She wants to run him into the pasture and Mr. Greenleaf will close the gate behind it.

4. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin notice about the old woman sitting next to the child?
(a) She has snuff around her mouth.
(b) She appears to be the boy's mother.
(c) She is missing teeth.
(d) She cannot speak proper English.

5. In the story "Revelation," what does the teenage girl call Mrs. Turpin?
(a) A demon pig
(b) A wart hog from hell
(c) A filthy pig
(d) An old wart hog

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 "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian's mother do to punctuate her statement that it is hot?

3. In the story "Greenleaf," what concerns Mrs. May about her sons getting married?

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

5. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Rufus read to Norton?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Julian's mother's hat in the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge"?

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

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

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

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

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

7. In the story "The Enduring Chill," how does the author characterize the relationship between Mary George and Asbury?

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

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

10. Describe Mrs. Greenleaf's process for faith-healing in the story "Greenleaf."

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