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

2. What does the narrator say "usually promises to be interesting" (19)?
(a) A religious crisis.
(b) A flood.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) A death.

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

4. Who is "thinking of writing a letter to the President" (20)?
(a) The man who thinks he is dying.
(b) The woman at the church.
(c) The main character.
(d) The landlady.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the hurricane do to the city in the woman's story?

3. Who is the author of "The Center of the Story"?

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

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

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