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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) Melancholic.
(b) Objective.
(c) Amused.
(d) Dismissive.

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

3. How does the woman realize her study of religion has made her feel?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Energized.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Confused.

4. What denomination is the last church that the woman visits?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Episcopalian.
(c) Methodist.
(d) Congregationalist.

5. Who is with the landlady when the landlady is talking about the mayor?
(a) No one.
(b) The main character.
(c) The mail carrier.
(d) The landlady's son.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the man in the story feel so ill?

3. What technique is used in the sentence: "The story is flat and even, just as the earth seems flat and even when a hurricane is advancing over it" (19)?

4. Besides reading the Bible, what else does the woman spend her time doing in the period of time her story is about?

5. 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)?

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