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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. The man tells the woman that he has committed "blasphemy" (20). What has he done?
(a) Cursed God's name.
(b) Shown disrespect to God.
(c) Told a harmful lie about someone.
(d) Contemplated suicide.

2. In the story's opening sentence, what is implied about the main character's writing?
(a) She is losing interest in her career.
(b) More than one of her stories is uninteresting.
(c) She does not deserve the praise she has gotten.
(d) Her readers are gradually deserting her.

3. 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)?
(a) She is unclear about how she feels about the man.
(b) This might not be the right time to tell his story.
(c) There is no real resolution to his story.
(d) The man will be angry that she wrote about him.

4. What does the hurricane do to the city in the woman's story?
(a) Produces winds that uproot trees and tear off several roofs.
(b) Causes flooding that disrupts transportation.
(c) Drops large hail that smashes windows in buildings and in cars.
(d) Passes by without actually striking the city.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What can be inferred about the woman from the description of the women who try to get her to sit down at their church?

3. Who is the author of "The Center of the Story"?

4. What specific Biblical story does the writer focus on?

5. What denomination is the last church that the woman visits?

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