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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. On her train ride, what does the woman realize she has not given much thought to?
(a) Her friend's illness.
(b) The devil.
(c) Her next story.
(d) The newscasters.

2. What detail in the description of the man's bedroom indicates how close the hurricane is getting?
(a) The drawn blinds.
(b) The windows rattling.
(c) The television weather forecast.
(d) The flickering electricity.

3. What detail does the story give about the shape of the tape on the windows?
(a) It is shaped like crosses.
(b) It is shaped like the letter "x."
(c) It is shaped like asterisks.
(d) It is shaped like diamonds.

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

5. What denomination is the last church that the woman visits?
(a) Congregationalist.
(b) Episcopalian.
(c) Methodist.
(d) Baptist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What specific Biblical story does the writer focus on?

2. Why are rams' horns being blown all around the city?

3. Why does the main character find that the story she is working on is not an easy one to write?

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

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

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