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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. Before the discovery of a number of stories focused on urban environments, how many such stories by Zora Neale Hurston were previously thought to exist?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

2. What type of body of water lies 300 feet beyond the door of John's family home?
(a) A river.
(b) A lake.
(c) A pond.
(d) A reservoir.

3. The overwrought expression of which emotion causes Bentley's death, according to the narrator?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Despair.
(c) Rage.
(d) Envy.

4. What is the last name of Isis, the protagonist of the story "Drenched in Light"?
(a) Kanty.
(b) Watts.
(c) Potts.
(d) Johnson.

5. Which group holds a carnival attended by Isis in the story "Drenched in Light"?
(a) The Elks.
(b) The Odd Fellows.
(c) The Moose.
(d) The Sons of Norway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Every story in the collection Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick belongs to which literary movement?

2. Who is Bertha, in relation to Sykes within the story entitled "Sweat"?

3. What gesture does Isis make that serves to "heap kindling on" her grandmother's "already burning ire" (75)?

4. What street does Sam begin to frequent once he falls back into a pattern of compulsive gambling?

5. What object belonging to her grandmother does Isis use as a festive outfit for dancing at the carnival?

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