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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 "The Comforts of Home," what does Thomas do for a living?
(a) He works for the sheriff's office.
(b) He is a history professor.
(c) He lives off of an inheritance from his father.
(d) He is a historian.

2. In the story "The Enduring Chill," where does Asbury do research for the play he is writing?
(a) The family's dairy
(b) The Catholic church
(c) New York City
(d) A predominantly black neighborhood

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

4. In the story "Judgment Day," where is Tanner living when his daughter finds him?
(a) In the family home
(b) In a nursing home
(c) In the saw mill
(d) In a shack he and Coleman built

5. In the story "Judgment Day," where does Tanner's daughter find him when she returns home from the grocery store?
(a) In Corinth
(b) In the stairwell of her apartment building
(c) In bed
(d) In her apartment

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Fortune visit the courthouse?

2. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Sheppard think Rufus refused the shoe he had made for him?

3. In the story "Revelation," what do the farm workers think happened to Mrs. Turpin's eye?

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

5. In "The Enduring Chill," where is Asbury returning to his hometown from at the beginning of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the tractor accident in the story "Parker's Back."

2. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Norton commit suicide?

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

4. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why is Julian so disgusted with his mother?

5. In the story "Revelation," why does Mrs. Turpin continue to repeat the phrase "there's a heap of things worse than a nigger"?

6. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Mary Fortune attack her grandfather for beating her but not her father?

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

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

9. Describe Asbury's appearance In the story "The Enduring Chill."

10. In the story "Parker's Back," what inspires Parker to get his first tattoo?

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