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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 detail does the story give about the shape of the tape on the windows?
(a) It is shaped like asterisks.
(b) It is shaped like the letter "x."
(c) It is shaped like diamonds.
(d) It is shaped like crosses.

2. Why are rams' horns being blown all around the city?
(a) It is Sukkot.
(b) It is Hanukkah.
(c) It is Rosh Hashanah.
(d) It is Yom Kippur.

3. Why does the main character find that the story she is working on is not an easy one to write?
(a) It is about religion.
(b) It is about fear.
(c) It is about death.
(d) It is about friendship.

4. For the majority of the story, what tone does the narrator adopt?
(a) Melancholic.
(b) Objective.
(c) Dismissive.
(d) Amused.

5. What color is the light in the man's bedroom?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Purple.
(d) Grey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the man in the story feel so ill?

2. 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)?

3. Who is "thinking of writing a letter to the President" (20)?

4. Who is with the landlady when the landlady is talking about the mayor?

5. What does the sick man want when he calls the main character?

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