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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Drenched in Light," "Spunk," "Magnolia Flower," "Black Death," and "The Bone of Contention".

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. Every story in the collection Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick belongs to which literary movement?
(a) Romanticism.
(b) The Harlem Renaissance.
(c) Transcendentalism.
(d) Surrealism.

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

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

5. What objects does John like to place in the water near his home in order to pretend he is following them?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Crickets.
(c) Twigs.
(d) Paper boats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of the family disapproves of John's desire to travel?

2. 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)?

3. In which type of problematic behavior does the white woman at the end of "Drenched in Light" engage?

4. What action does Isis take when a member of her family catches her dancing at the carnival?

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

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