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

2. What does the sick man want when he calls the main character?
(a) He wants her advice about whether to go to the hospital.
(b) He wants to talk about death and the afterlife.
(c) He wants her to come over and help him.
(d) He wants to apologize for the argument they recently had.

3. What does the woman think might be preventing her from committing to a center for her story?
(a) Laziness.
(b) Fear.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Hope.

4. How does the woman realize her study of religion has made her feel?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Energized.
(d) Confused.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What technique is used in the phrase "the stink of burning hair, fur, and horn" (19)?

3. After completing her first draft of the story, what does the woman realize about it?

4. For what reason, besides that "there may not be enough to tell about him," does the woman think that the man might not be the right "center" for her story (20)?

5. What does the woman suspect that the man believes about his blasphemy?

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