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

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

3. Why does the main character find that the story she is working on is not an easy one to write?
(a) It is about fear.
(b) It is about death.
(c) It is about friendship.
(d) It is about religion.

4. In the story's opening sentence, what is implied about the main character's writing?
(a) She is losing interest in her career.
(b) Her readers are gradually deserting her.
(c) She does not deserve the praise she has gotten.
(d) More than one of her stories is uninteresting.

5. What detail of the woman's train ride reinforces the motif of things that come close to happening but do not actually happen?
(a) Her distance from the city.
(b) The water level.
(c) Her thoughts about religion.
(d) The direction she is traveling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sick man want when he calls the main character?

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

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

4. What detail does the story give about the shape of the tape on the windows?

5. What is it logical to infer about the church women who are wearing red?

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