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

2. What does the woman suspect that the man believes about his blasphemy?
(a) It is the reason she is angry at him.
(b) It is no one's business but his own.
(c) It caused the hurricane.
(d) It caused his illness.

3. How does the woman realize her study of religion has made her feel?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Confused.
(c) Energized.
(d) Peaceful.

4. What technique is used in the phrase "the stink of burning hair, fur, and horn" (19)?
(a) Imagery.
(b) Assonance.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Synesthesia.

5. What detail in the description of the man's bedroom indicates how close the hurricane is getting?
(a) The flickering electricity.
(b) The drawn blinds.
(c) The television weather forecast.
(d) The windows rattling.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the woman think might be preventing her from committing to a center for her story?

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

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