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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Muttsy," "Sweat," "Under the Bridge," and "'Possum or Pig?".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Isis's grandmother allows Isis to go to a hotel with a white couple after they give her how many dollars?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

2. Near the end of the story "Magnolia Flower," it is stated that John and Magnolia Flower had gotten married how many years before?
(a) 60.
(b) 32.
(c) 47.
(d) 25.

3. For how many years has Delia been working long hours in her current position?
(a) 15.
(b) 3.
(c) 24.
(d) 9.

4. In the story entitled "Sweat," what does Delia Jones do for a living?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Wash-woman.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Waitress.

5. How old is Sam when he falls back into his addiction to gambling?
(a) 25.
(b) 31.
(c) 19.
(d) 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. The opening and closing frames of the story "Magnolia Flower" consist of conversations between which two bodies of water?

2. In what way is Alfred related to John?

3. In what setting does the story entitled "Spunk" take place?

4. Stella and Sam get married in which month of the year?

5. What text is used to condemn the actions of the man who used violence to steal a turkey in "The Bone of Contention"?

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