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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 detail of the woman's train ride reinforces the motif of things that come close to happening but do not actually happen?
(a) Her thoughts about religion.
(b) Her distance from the city.
(c) The water level.
(d) The direction she is traveling.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What denomination is the last church that the woman visits?

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

4. How does the woman realize her study of religion has made her feel?

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

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