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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction, "John Redding Goes to Sea," "The Conversion of Sam," and "A Bit of Harlem".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states that no one in John's community had ever traveled farther than which city?
(a) Arlington.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Tupelo.
(d) Jacksonville.

2. Which character ultimately decides to allow John's body to float down the river once it is obvious that he is dead?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Matty.
(d) Stella.

3. John agrees to help save what type of structure in the face of an approaching storm?
(a) A bridge.
(b) A bus depot.
(c) A water tower.
(d) A train platform.

4. When Stella asks Jim for a job, she says she had arrived the previous day from which state?
(a) Vermont.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Florida.
(d) Virginia.

5. The narrator reveals that the people in Sam's community view him as a what?
(a) A comedian.
(b) A psychologist.
(c) A fool.
(d) A gossip.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which unpaid bill leads Mr. Bronner to fire Sam?

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

3. Which character rails against John's announcement that he intends to join the Navy?

4. 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?

5. When Sam asks Stella if she can get off work to go somewhere with him, to what location does he invite her?

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