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

2. Which character does Moses name when he tells the creature about the one person with whom he has a relationship?
(a) Job.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Gabriel.
(d) Elijah.

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

4. For how many years has Delia been working long hours in her current position?
(a) 15.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 24.

5. Which adjective most closely describes the relationship Hurston portrays between Joe and Missie May at the beginning of the story "The Gilded Six-Bits"?
(a) Ambivalent.
(b) Contentious.
(c) Sullen.
(d) Playful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last name of the protagonist featured in the story entitled "The Back Room"?

2. Hurston uses the name Babylon as a euphemism for which real city in the story "She Rock," among others?

3. Moses tells the creature featured in "The Fire and the Cloud" that "People value monuments above" (247) what?

4. Oscar escapes from his lover's apartment with the use of what object in "She Rock"?

5. What text is used to condemn the actions of the man who used violence to steal a turkey in "The Bone of Contention"?

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