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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what position does Jim hire Stella when she asks for a job?
(a) Bartender.
(b) Waitress.
(c) Clerk.
(d) Nanny.

2. Which unpaid bill leads Mr. Bronner to fire Sam?
(a) Milk delivery.
(b) Rent.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Water.

3. In what type of vehicle is Isis nearly transported safely past her family's home?
(a) A tractor.
(b) A car.
(c) A taxi.
(d) A truck.

4. What kind of a pet does Sam have in the story "The Conversion of Sam"?
(a) A dog.
(b) A bird.
(c) A fish.
(d) A cat.

5. What type of body of water lies 300 feet beyond the door of John's family home?
(a) A pond.
(b) A river.
(c) A lake.
(d) A reservoir.

6. An accident with which object brings an end to Spunk's life?
(a) A saw.
(b) An arrow.
(c) A gun.
(d) A threshing machine.

7. What is the name of the woman whom Beau impregnates in the story entitled "Black Death"?
(a) Dolly.
(b) Karen.
(c) Sadie.
(d) Docia.

8. What term does the narrator of "Black Death" apply to white people?
(a) Allies.
(b) Nihilists.
(c) Materialists.
(d) Oppressors.

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

10. When John begs for the chance to travel for a number of years, how many years does he mention?
(a) 5 or 6.
(b) 2 or 3.
(c) 9 or 10.
(d) 1 or 2.

11. At the start of the story "John Redding Goes to Sea," for how many years have Matty and Alfred been married?
(a) 9.
(b) 20.
(c) 12.
(d) 17.

12. What is NOT something Sam loses each night when he stays out gambling?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Money.
(c) Stella's love.
(d) Self-respect.

13. 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)?
(a) Purity.
(b) Joy.
(c) Anger.
(d) Envy.

14. Isis's grandmother allows Isis to go to a hotel with a white couple after they give her how many dollars?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

15. 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?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Stella and Sam get married in which month of the year?

3. Which group holds a carnival attended by Isis in the story "Drenched in Light"?

4. The boy at the center of the story "A Bit of Harlem" tells the young woman that he will come back on which holiday?

5. What is the last name of the man named Beau who mistreats his woman in the story called "Black Death"?

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