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

2. Why are rams' horns being blown all around the city?
(a) It is Yom Kippur.
(b) It is Sukkot.
(c) It is Rosh Hashanah.
(d) It is Hanukkah.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Why was the woman reading the Bible during the period she writes about in her story?

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

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