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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. The white woman in the company of Isis at the story's end exclaims aloud that Isis is what emotion "itself," before describing her as "Drenched in Light" (83)?
(a) Purity.
(b) Anger.
(c) Envy.
(d) Joy.
2. In which season does the mother of Beau's lover confront him about the child he has conceived with her daughter?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.
3. The boy at the center of the story "A Bit of Harlem" tells the young woman that he will come back on which holiday?
(a) Christmas Day.
(b) Easter.
(c) Christmas Eve.
(d) Halloween.
4. What element does the narrator name as the only thing Sykes had brought to his marriage?
(a) His anger.
(b) His desire to be waited upon.
(c) His libido.
(d) His fist.
5. The local conjure man depicted in "Black Death" lives next to what kind of body of water called Blue Sink?
(a) A lake.
(b) A creek.
(c) A bay.
(d) A river.
Short Answer Questions
1. From what cause does Sykes ultimately die in the story entitled "Sweat"?
2. John agrees to help save what type of structure in the face of an approaching storm?
3. Near the end of the story "Magnolia Flower," it is stated that John and Magnolia Flower had gotten married how many years before?
4. The final scene of the story "Under the Bridge" features Artie, Luke, and Vangie in what location?
5. The road that passes in front of Isis's house stretches north toward Sanford, Florida and south toward which city?
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