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

2. 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 direction she is traveling.
(c) Her thoughts about religion.
(d) The water level.

3. What does the landlady say the mayor gave her?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Carpet.
(c) A stove.
(d) An award.

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

5. What detail in the description of the man indicates how ill he feels?
(a) The smell coming from his skin.
(b) The color of his face.
(c) The sounds he is making.
(d) The way his ribs protrude.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Besides reading the Bible, what else does the woman spend her time doing in the period of time her story is about?

5. After completing her first draft of the story, what does the woman realize about it?

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