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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 "Greenleaf," why does Mrs. May go to the Greenleaf boys' farm?
(a) To pay them a friendly visit
(b) To notify them that she is firing their father
(c) To tell them to come get their bull from her farm
(d) To tell them she has shot their bull

2. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Tanner do to keep his hands from shaking?
(a) Hold his hands behind his back
(b) Keep his fingers in his pockets
(c) Whittle figures out of wood
(d) Walk around

3. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Pitts say to Mary Fortune before he whips her?
(a) Come with me.
(b) I'm going to whip you.
(c) You're in big trouble.
(d) Nobody beat me.

4. In the story "Revelation," what do the Turpins do upon returning home from the doctor's office?
(a) Pick up the farm workers
(b) Feed the pigs
(c) Eat dinner
(d) Go to bed

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

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 "Parker's Back," how does the tree catch on fire?

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," where does Thomas finally find the sheriff?

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

5. In the story "Revelation," what does the white-trash woman propose doing to all black people?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the white-trash woman in the story "Revelation."

8. 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?

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

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

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