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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Country in the Woman," "The Gilded Six-Bits," "She Rock," and "The Fire and the Cloud".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Zora Neale Hurston's famous novel Their Eyes Were Watching God published?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1937.

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

3. Joe declares that he would sooner see every other woman in the world dead than to see Missie May be stricken with what malady?
(a) Asthma.
(b) A backache.
(c) An earache.
(d) A toothache.

4. Moses answers the creature's concern about his abandoned object by stating that which character will be sure to retrieve it for him?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Judas.
(c) Job.
(d) Solomon.

5. Which character promises to secure a steady job for Pinkie when she expresses the desire to get one?
(a) Ma Turner.
(b) Muttsy.
(c) Elijah Mosely.
(d) Sykes Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which city in Florida does Pinkie hail, as described in the story entitled "Muttsy"?

2. What object does Moses leave behind, prompting the creature to point out the mistake?

3. When Joe comes home early and discovers Missie May having sex with Otis, Hurston compares Joe to which Biblical character?

4. For what position does Jim hire Stella when she asks for a job?

5. How often does Joe tease Missie May by tossing coins through the open door of their home?

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