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

2. What is it logical to infer about the church women who are wearing red?
(a) They are ushers.
(b) They are worship leaders.
(c) They are the choir.
(d) They are collecting the offering.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why are rams' horns being blown all around the city?

3. What does the narrator say "usually promises to be interesting" (19)?

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

5. Besides reading the Bible, what else does the woman spend her time doing in the period of time her story is about?

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