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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is at Tilman’s house when he returns?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife and son.
(c) His father.
(d) His neighbors.
2. Where does the stroke happen in “Why Do the Heathen Rage”?
(a) At the state capitol.
(b) At the doctor’s office.
(c) At the diner.
(d) At the grocery store.
3. Who does the bull in “Greenleaf” kill?
(a) Mrs. May.
(b) No one.
(c) Mr. Greanleaf.
(d) Mrs. Greanleaf.
4. What does Thomas hide in the guest room in the hopes that the girl will find it?
(a) Morphine.
(b) A revolver.
(c) A dead cat.
(d) A fish.
5. Who does Julian live with?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His mother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His daughter.
6. Where do Joy and the Bible salesman go?
(a) To Georgia.
(b) To the bedroom.
(c) To the hayloft in the barn.
(d) They don’t go anywhere.
7. What room does the girl in “The Comforts of Home” stay in?
(a) The living room.
(b) Thomas’s mother’s room.
(c) Thomas’s room.
(d) The guest room.
8. From what age has Mr. Head reared his grandson?
(a) One.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Fifteen.
9. Where do Mary and her family live in “A View of the Woods”?
(a) On the farm next to her grandfather.
(b) Across town from her grandfather.
(c) In the city.
(d) On the farm with her grandfather.
10. Where is Parker sitting in “Parker’s Back”?
(a) In his truck.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) On his back porch.
(d) On his front porch.
11. How does the girl in “The Comforts of Home” treat Thomas?
(a) She mocks him.
(b) She dotes on him.
(c) She ignores him.
(d) She follows him around.
12. What are Norton and Rufus both interested in?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Botany.
(c) Football.
(d) Astronomy.
13. Who does Thomas live with?
(a) His son.
(b) His mother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His father.
14. How many grandchildren are in “A View of the Woods”?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) There are no grandchildren in this story.
(d) Seven.
15. What happened to Claud’s leg?
(a) It got caught in a tractor turbine.
(b) One of the cows kicked him in the shin.
(c) He has the gout.
(d) He fell off of his bicycle.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where do the two fourteen year-old girls in “A Temple of the Holy Ghost” attend school?
2. Why is Julian embarrassed by his mother?
3. How old is Mr. Head?
4. What do Mr. Head and his grandson forget on the train?
5. Where are Mr. and Mrs. Turpin?
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