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

2. 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 direction she is traveling.
(b) The water level.
(c) Her distance from the city.
(d) Her thoughts about religion.

3. The man tells the woman that he has committed "blasphemy" (20). What has he done?
(a) Told a harmful lie about someone.
(b) Cursed God's name.
(c) Contemplated suicide.
(d) Shown disrespect to God.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What specific Biblical story does the writer focus on?

2. What does the woman suspect that the man believes about his blasphemy?

3. Who is "thinking of writing a letter to the President" (20)?

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

5. What is it logical to infer about the church women who are wearing red?

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