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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. In what religion are the High Holy Days a sacred time?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Islam.
(c) Hinduism.
(d) Judaism.

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

3. What technique is used in the sentence: "Outside her apartment, the weather was changing: the wind rose, the branches swayed on the young trees, and the leaves fluttered" (19)?
(a) Parallelism.
(b) Juxtaposition.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Non sequitur.

4. On her train ride, what does the woman realize she has not given much thought to?
(a) Her next story.
(b) The newscasters.
(c) Her friend's illness.
(d) The devil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides reading the Bible, what else does the woman spend her time doing in the period of time her story is about?

2. What does the landlady say the mayor gave her?

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

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

5. Why does the main character find that the story she is working on is not an easy one to write?

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