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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 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) Juxtaposition.
(b) Non sequitur.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Parallelism.

2. Besides reading the Bible, what else does the woman spend her time doing in the period of time her story is about?
(a) She looks out the window and watches the news.
(b) She shops for emergency supplies and fills her tub with water.
(c) She calls each of her family members and friends.
(d) She reads the Koran and the Talmud.

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 fear.
(b) It is about death.
(c) It is about friendship.
(d) It is about religion.

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

5. What does the sick man want when he calls the main character?
(a) He wants to talk about death and the afterlife.
(b) He wants her to come over and help him.
(c) He wants to apologize for the argument they recently had.
(d) He wants her advice about whether to go to the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. For the majority of the story, what tone does the narrator adopt?

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

3. On her train ride, what does the woman realize she has not given much thought to?

4. What detail in the description of the man indicates how ill he feels?

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

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