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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 can be inferred about the woman from the description of the women who try to get her to sit down at their church?
(a) She is not Black.
(b) She is White.
(c) She is Jewish.
(d) She is not a Christian.

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

3. What does the woman think might be preventing her from committing to a center for her story?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Hope.
(c) Fear.
(d) Laziness.

4. 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.

5. Where is the woman's landlady from?
(a) Barbados.
(b) Trinidad.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) Cuba.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is with the landlady when the landlady is talking about the mayor?

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

3. What color is the light in the man's bedroom?

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

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

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