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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 of the woman's train ride reinforces the motif of things that come close to happening but do not actually happen?
(a) The water level.
(b) Her thoughts about religion.
(c) Her distance from the city.
(d) The direction she is traveling.

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

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

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

5. What does the landlady say the mayor gave her?
(a) A stove.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Carpet.
(d) An award.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

4. How does the woman realize her study of religion has made her feel?

5. Where is the woman's landlady from?

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