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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the stroke happen in “Why Do the Heathen Rage”?
(a) At the doctor’s office.
(b) At the state capitol.
(c) At the diner.
(d) At the grocery store.

2. Who does the bull in “Greenleaf” belong to?
(a) Mrs. May.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Greanleaf.
(c) The Greenleaf twins.
(d) The neighbors.

3. What does Sheppard buy the boys?
(a) A greenhouse.
(b) A telescope.
(c) Fishing poles.
(d) A football.

4. Who steps out of the black car in “The Displaced Person”?
(a) Mr. Shortley.
(b) Mrs. Shortley.
(c) A displaced family.
(d) Mrs. Cope.

5. Where do Julian and his mother go on Wednesday nights?
(a) To town.
(b) To the Y for an exercise class.
(c) To church.
(d) To dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the bull in “Greenleaf” kill?

2. How old is Asbury?

3. How old is Mary Fortune?

4. Who believes that Thomas and the girl were scheming all along to kill his mother?

5. What happens to Mrs. Shortley?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the end of “The Displaced Person”? How is it an example of irony?

2. What happens to Mr. Tilman?

3. Why does Asbury ask his mother to call for the priest?

4. Why does Calhoun visit his great-aunts?

5. What is Mrs. Tilman worried about?

6. Why doesn’t the grandson in “The Artificial Nigger” ever want to travel to the city again?

7. How does O’Connor get her title for “The Comforts of Home”?

8. Why does Mrs. May want the bull removed from her pasture?

9. Why does Thomas hide the gun in the guest room?

10. What does Julian find embarrassing about his mother?

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