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

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

3. Why was the woman reading the Bible during the period she writes about in her story?
(a) Because she needed comfort during the hurricane.
(b) Because she wanted to use Biblical allusions in her writing.
(c) Because she wanted to know exactly what it said.
(d) Because it was the High Holy Days.

4. What detail in the description of the man's bedroom indicates how close the hurricane is getting?
(a) The flickering electricity.
(b) The television weather forecast.
(c) The windows rattling.
(d) The drawn blinds.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the light in the man's bedroom?

2. After completing her first draft of the story, what does the woman realize about it?

3. Where is the woman's landlady from?

4. 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)?

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

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