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

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

3. For what reason, besides that "there may not be enough to tell about him," does the woman think that the man might not be the right "center" for her story (20)?
(a) The man will be angry that she wrote about him.
(b) She is unclear about how she feels about the man.
(c) There is no real resolution to his story.
(d) This might not be the right time to tell his story.

4. What does the sick man want when he calls the main character?
(a) He wants her advice about whether to go to the hospital.
(b) He wants to apologize for the argument they recently had.
(c) He wants her to come over and help him.
(d) He wants to talk about death and the afterlife.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What technique is used in the phrase "the stink of burning hair, fur, and horn" (19)?

4. What does the woman suspect that the man believes about his blasphemy?

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

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