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

2. What detail in the description of the man indicates how ill he feels?
(a) The color of his face.
(b) The way his ribs protrude.
(c) The sounds he is making.
(d) The smell coming from his skin.

3. What does the landlady say the mayor gave her?
(a) Carpet.
(b) Flowers.
(c) An award.
(d) A stove.

4. What is it logical to infer about the church women who are wearing red?
(a) They are ushers.
(b) They are the choir.
(c) They are collecting the offering.
(d) They are worship leaders.

5. What does the hurricane do to the city in the woman's story?
(a) Causes flooding that disrupts transportation.
(b) Produces winds that uproot trees and tear off several roofs.
(c) Passes by without actually striking the city.
(d) Drops large hail that smashes windows in buildings and in cars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was the woman reading the Bible during the period she writes about in her story?

3. In what religion are the High Holy Days a sacred time?

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

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

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