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

2. What is it logical to infer about the church women who are wearing red?
(a) They are the choir.
(b) They are worship leaders.
(c) They are collecting the offering.
(d) They are ushers.

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

4. Who is "thinking of writing a letter to the President" (20)?
(a) The woman at the church.
(b) The man who thinks he is dying.
(c) The main character.
(d) The landlady.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the light in the man's bedroom?

2. The man tells the woman that he has committed "blasphemy" (20). What has he done?

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

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 denomination is the last church that the woman visits?

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