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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: The Center of the Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say "usually promises to be interesting" (19)?
(a) A religious crisis.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A death.
(d) A flood.

2. Why was the woman reading the Bible during the period she writes about in her story?
(a) Because it was the High Holy Days.
(b) Because she wanted to know exactly what it said.
(c) Because she wanted to use Biblical allusions in her writing.
(d) Because she needed comfort during the hurricane.

3. What denomination is the last church that the woman visits?
(a) Episcopalian.
(b) Congregationalist.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Methodist.

4. Where is the woman's landlady from?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Trinidad.
(c) Barbados.
(d) Cuba.

5. Who is with the landlady when the landlady is talking about the mayor?
(a) No one.
(b) The mail carrier.
(c) The main character.
(d) The landlady's son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What detail in the description of the man indicates how ill he feels?

2. What does the hurricane do to the city in the woman's story?

3. What detail does the story give about the shape of the tape on the windows?

4. In the story's opening sentence, what is implied about the main character's writing?

5. What is it logical to infer about the church women who are wearing red?

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