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

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

3. Besides reading the Bible, what else does the woman spend her time doing in the period of time her story is about?
(a) She looks out the window and watches the news.
(b) She reads the Koran and the Talmud.
(c) She calls each of her family members and friends.
(d) She shops for emergency supplies and fills her tub with water.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. For the majority of the story, what tone does the narrator adopt?

5. What detail of the woman's train ride reinforces the motif of things that come close to happening but do not actually happen?

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