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

2. What specific Biblical story does the writer focus on?
(a) Noah's Ark.
(b) Jonah and the Great Fish.
(c) The Trials of Job.
(d) The Garden of Eden.

3. Where is the woman's landlady from?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Trinidad.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) Barbados.

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 needed comfort during the hurricane.
(c) Because she wanted to know exactly what it said.
(d) Because it was the High Holy Days.

5. The man tells the woman that he has committed "blasphemy" (20). What has he done?
(a) Told a harmful lie about someone.
(b) Cursed God's name.
(c) Shown disrespect to God.
(d) Contemplated suicide.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sick man want when he calls the main character?

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

3. For the majority of the story, what tone does the narrator adopt?

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

5. On her train ride, what does the woman realize she has not given much thought to?

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