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

2. After completing her first draft of the story, what does the woman realize about it?
(a) She is losing touch with her passion as a writer.
(b) She understands more about herself and her life now that she has written it.
(c) She cannot remember why she wanted to write it in the first place.
(d) She is afraid that the content of the story will upset her friend.

3. What specific Biblical story does the writer focus on?
(a) Noah's Ark.
(b) The Garden of Eden.
(c) The Trials of Job.
(d) Jonah and the Great Fish.

4. 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 to apologize for the argument they recently had.
(c) He wants her to come over and help him.
(d) He wants her advice about whether to go to the hospital.

5. What detail does the story give about the shape of the tape on the windows?
(a) It is shaped like the letter "x."
(b) It is shaped like diamonds.
(c) It is shaped like crosses.
(d) It is shaped like asterisks.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

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

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

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

5. What technique is used in the sentence: "The story is flat and even, just as the earth seems flat and even when a hurricane is advancing over it" (19)?

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