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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 caused his illness.
(c) It is the reason she is angry at him.
(d) It is no one's business but his own.

2. Who is with the landlady when the landlady is talking about the mayor?
(a) The main character.
(b) The landlady's son.
(c) No one.
(d) The mail carrier.

3. In what religion are the High Holy Days a sacred time?
(a) Hinduism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Islam.
(d) Judaism.

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

5. What technique is used in the phrase "the stink of burning hair, fur, and horn" (19)?
(a) Synesthesia.
(b) Assonance.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Imagery.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. After completing her first draft of the story, what does the woman realize about it?

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

5. 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)?

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