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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. After completing her first draft of the story, what does the woman realize about it?
(a) She is afraid that the content of the story will upset her friend.
(b) She is losing touch with her passion as a writer.
(c) She understands more about herself and her life now that she has written it.
(d) She cannot remember why she wanted to write it in the first place.

2. What color is the light in the man's bedroom?
(a) Grey.
(b) Blue.
(c) Purple.
(d) Yellow.

3. For the majority of the story, what tone does the narrator adopt?
(a) Objective.
(b) Amused.
(c) Dismissive.
(d) Melancholic.

4. Why was the woman reading the Bible during the period she writes about in her story?
(a) Because she wanted to use Biblical allusions in her writing.
(b) Because she wanted to know exactly what it said.
(c) Because she needed comfort during the hurricane.
(d) Because it was the High Holy Days.

5. Why does the man in the story feel so ill?
(a) He has cancer.
(b) He is having a heart attack.
(c) He has food poisoning.
(d) He has the flu.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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)?

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

4. What can be inferred about the woman from the description of the women who try to get her to sit down at their church?

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

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