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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the last name of the man named Beau who mistreats his woman in the story called "Black Death"?
(a) Blasky.
(b) Cartwright.
(c) Diddely.
(d) Cornerstone.

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

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

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

6. What sort of the malady does the boy at the center of the story "A Bit of Harlem" have?
(a) A hunchback.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Scurvy.

7. Which character rails against John's announcement that he intends to join the Navy?
(a) Stella.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Matty.
(d) Alfred.

8. Of what cause did Beau officially die, though it is implied that the local conjure man had a hand in it?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Heart failure.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Asphyxiation.

9. 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) Easter.
(b) Christmas Eve.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Christmas Day.

10. In what setting does the story entitled "Spunk" take place?
(a) Sanford, Florida.
(b) Reform, Alabama.
(c) Eatonville, Florida.
(d) Harlem, New York.

11. Who orders Isis to get down from the gate post and rake the yard?
(a) Grandma Watts.
(b) Grandma Jones.
(c) Grandma George.
(d) Grandma Potts.

12. With which writer did Zora Neale Hurston have a falling-out, according to the text's introduction?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Langston Hughes.
(c) Gertrude Stein.
(d) James Baldwin.

13. As depicted in "The Bone of Contention," men living in Eatonville gather at Joe Clarke's store to socialize, though they use what errand as an excuse?
(a) Buying milk.
(b) Buying butter.
(c) Waiting for the mail.
(d) Buying nightcrawlers.

14. Which character teases Joe about his philandering wife before being chastised by other men in the story "Spunk"?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Spunk.
(d) Walter.

15. When Sam asks Stella if she can get off work to go somewhere with him, to what location does he invite her?
(a) To the park.
(b) To the ice cream parlor.
(c) To the movies.
(d) To the fair.

Short Answer Questions

1. An accident with which object brings an end to Spunk's life?

2. How old is Sam when he falls back into his addiction to gambling?

3. What type of tree do John and Magnolia Flower visit out of nostalgia at the end of "Magnolia Flower"?

4. Who arrives at the carnival and brings an end to the dance Isis is performing for the crowd?

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

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