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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 Enduring Chill," why does Mrs. Fox suggest inviting Mr. Bush to the house?
(a) She wants to save Asbury's soul.
(b) She sees him as an intellectual and thinks he and Asbury would enjoy talking.
(c) She believes he and Asbury could become friends.
(d) She knows he and Asbury collect coins and thinks they would enjoy talking.

2. In the story "The Enduring Chill," where does Asbury hope to be buried when he dies?
(a) Near the milking room
(b) Near James Joyce's grave
(c) In the family graveyard
(d) In New York City

3. In the story "Parker's Back," where does Parker go after the tree catches on fire?
(a) Home
(b) To his boss' house
(c) To a tattoo parlor
(d) To a bar

4. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian do when they get on the bus that embarrasses his mother?
(a) He refuses to sit next to his mother.
(b) He loosens and takes off his tie.
(c) He sits next to a black man.
(d) He takes off his hat.

5. 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 begins a political discussion with the man.
(b) He asks the man to share his newspaper.
(c) He asks the man if he has a light.
(d) He asks the man about his beliefs on integration.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Greenleaf," what had the Greenleaf boys done to distinguish themselves?

2. In the story "Greenleaf" how does Mrs. May die?

3. In the story "Judgment Day," where does Tanner's daughter find him when she returns home from the grocery store?

4. In the story "The Enduring Chill," what does Asbury try to converse with Father Finn about?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the story "Greenleaf," why does Mrs. May say that O.T. & E.T. should have been her sons?

2. 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"?

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

4. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why does Rufus eat a page of the Bible?

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. Describe social class from Mrs. Turpin's perspective as presented in the story "Revelation."

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

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