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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. Where is the woman's landlady from?
(a) Barbados.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) Trinidad.

2. What detail does the story give about the shape of the tape on the windows?
(a) It is shaped like diamonds.
(b) It is shaped like the letter "x."
(c) It is shaped like asterisks.
(d) It is shaped like crosses.

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

4. Why was the woman reading the Bible during the period she writes about in her story?
(a) Because she needed comfort during the hurricane.
(b) Because she wanted to know exactly what it said.
(c) Because it was the High Holy Days.
(d) Because she wanted to use Biblical allusions in her writing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What detail in the description of the man indicates how ill he feels?

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

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

4. The man tells the woman that he has committed "blasphemy" (20). What has he done?

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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