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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of the family disapproves of John's desire to travel?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His father.
(c) His older brother.
(d) His mother.

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

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

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

5. 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 fair.
(c) To the movies.
(d) To the ice cream parlor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT something Sam loses each night when he stays out gambling?

2. What is the name of the woman whom Beau impregnates in the story entitled "Black Death"?

3. Sam does NOT decide to acquire which item when he becomes determined to win Stella's favor?

4. How many stories in total are presented within the collection Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick?

5. The local conjure man depicted in "Black Death" lives next to what kind of body of water called Blue Sink?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way do Alfred and Matty act as foils to one another within the story "John Redding Goes to Sea"?

2. In what way is the theme of family bonds depicted in the story entitled "John Redding Goes to Sea"?

3. In what way does the story entitled "A Bit of Harlem" put forth an argument about the need for intersectionality when it comes to the discussion of race?

4. In what way is gambling shown to negatively impact families within the story entitled "The Conversion of Sam"?

5. For what reason does John leave the house during a storm in the story entitled "John Redding Goes to Sea"?

6. What does the gate post symbolize within the story entitled "Drenched in Light"?

7. Discuss the significance of the final passages included within the story "John Redding Goes to Sea."

8. What is the main setting of the story "The Bone of Contention" and for what reason is the same setting represented within the story "Spunk" and others?

9. What does the young disabled man featured in "A Bit of Harlem" say his teacher had told him about heaven? Why is this comment significant?

10. Describe the end of Bentley's life.

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