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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 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 crosses.
(c) It is shaped like asterisks.
(d) It is shaped like diamonds.

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

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

4. Why does the man in the story feel so ill?
(a) He has cancer.
(b) He has the flu.
(c) He is having a heart attack.
(d) He has food poisoning.

5. For the majority of the story, what tone does the narrator adopt?
(a) Melancholic.
(b) Objective.
(c) Dismissive.
(d) Amused.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. 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)?

3. What does the landlady say the mayor gave her?

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

5. What can be inferred about the woman from the description of the women who try to get her to sit down at their church?

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