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

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

3. What does the narrator say "usually promises to be interesting" (19)?
(a) A flood.
(b) A religious crisis.
(c) A death.
(d) A hurricane.

4. After completing her first draft of the story, what does the woman realize about it?
(a) She is afraid that the content of the story will upset her friend.
(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 understands more about herself and her life now that she has written it.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where is the woman's landlady from?

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

5. What technique is used in the phrase "the stink of burning hair, fur, and horn" (19)?

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