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

2. Who is the author of "The Center of the Story"?
(a) Maile Chapman.
(b) Judith Frank.
(c) Doris Betts.
(d) Lydia Davis.

3. What technique is used in the sentence: "Outside her apartment, the weather was changing: the wind rose, the branches swayed on the young trees, and the leaves fluttered" (19)?
(a) Parallelism.
(b) Juxtaposition.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Non sequitur.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What detail in the description of the man indicates how ill he feels?

5. Why are rams' horns being blown all around the city?

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