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

2. Why does the main character find that the story she is working on is not an easy one to write?
(a) It is about death.
(b) It is about fear.
(c) It is about religion.
(d) It is about friendship.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sick man want when he calls the main character?

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

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

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

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

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