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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Besides reading the Bible, what else does the woman spend her time doing in the period of time her story is about?
2. What is it logical to infer about the church women who are wearing red?
3. For the majority of the story, what tone does the narrator adopt?
4. Who is with the landlady when the landlady is talking about the mayor?
5. What technique is used in the phrase "the stink of burning hair, fur, and horn" (19)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What comment does the story make about paring a story down to the essentials, and what does this have to do with Davis's own style?
2. Explain what the "yellow pall" is and what things in Davis's story it is attached to.
3. When the woman is riding the train, after the hurricane has passed, what two realizations does she come to?
4. How is the story that the woman is writing similar to the earth and different from a hurricane?
5. What paradox related to religion does the woman encounter in writing her story?
6. What arguments for and against including the newscasters in her story does the woman entertain?
7. What did the woman originally begin her story with that she later decides to edit out?
8. What does the woman realize about her religious belief and the calm she feels?
9. In the end of "The Center of the Story," what does the woman realize about the emptiness at the center of her story?
10. What happens when the woman visits a Baptist church?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that affirms, refutes, or qualifies the following statement: "'The Center of the Story' is built around an analogy comparing a person's life to a written story." Use textual evidence to support your claims.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that analyzes the significance of the image of the river water coming close to, but not covering, the train tracks. Support your claims with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that analyzes the role that writing plays in the protagonist's life. Support your claims with evidence from the text.
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