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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. What element does the narrator name when stating what Delia brought to her marriage?
(a) Love.
(b) Respect.
(c) Trust.
(d) Devotion.

2. With which object does the femme fatale at the center of the story "Monkey Junk" become enamored?
(a) A ring.
(b) A checkbook.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A house.

3. For how many weeks did Artie sulk "in silence" (152) when Luke first got married?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

4. How many numbered entries are contained within the story entitled "The Eatonville Anthology"?
(a) 8.
(b) 14.
(c) 21.
(d) 10.

5. To which state does the husband in "Monkey Junk" return at the end of the story?
(a) Georgia.
(b) California.
(c) New York.
(d) Alabama.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mandolin purposefully undergoes a dramatic change, what name does he take to replace his given name?

2. What is the last name of the storyteller featured at the center of the story called "'Possum or Pig"?

3. In which season does the story entitled "Sweat" begin?

4. Where does Delia hide when she flees from the snake she encounters in the house in "Sweat"?

5. From which city in Florida does Pinkie hail, as described in the story entitled "Muttsy"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ma Turner, according to the story entitled "Muttsy" and other stories?

2. In what way does Hurston elicit compassion for Daisy Taylor's plight in the story called "The Eatonville Anthology"?

3. What is Hurston's message regarding the phenomenon of May-December marriages in the story entitled "Under the Bridge"?

4. What sort of reaction do females of all ages have to Mandolin once he reaches New York City?

5. Who offers to secure a job for Pinkie, and what is the outcome of that offer?

6. Who is Bertha and who pays her rent at Ma Turner's boarding house?

7. What is the symbolism of the moment when Delia picks up an iron skillet in the story "Sweat"?

8. The story entitled "Book of Harlem," not to be confused with the story "The Book of Harlem," focuses on what kind of journey?

9. Who is the protagonist of the story "The Book of Harlem" and what qualities does he exhibit?

10. What aspect of Joe Clarke's personal life is discussed only in the story entitled "The Eatonville Anthology"?

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