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

2. What color is the light in the man's bedroom?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Purple.
(d) Grey.

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

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

5. 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 asterisks.
(c) It is shaped like the letter "x."
(d) It is shaped like crosses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What denomination is the last church that the woman visits?

2. Who is "thinking of writing a letter to the President" (20)?

3. How does the woman realize her study of religion has made her feel?

4. What does the hurricane do to the city in the woman's story?

5. 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)?

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