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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what type of dwelling does Bertha live?
2. The narrator states that what part of Delia has paid for everything she has?
3. The narrator states that which two characters have been on their own since Artie was nine years old?
4. For how many years have Delia and Sykes been married by the opening of the story "Sweat"?
5. With which married man was Daisy's "most prolonged and serious" (174) affair?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of the title Hurston gave to the story called "Sweat"?
2. In what way does Hurston elicit compassion for Daisy Taylor's plight in the story called "The Eatonville Anthology"?
3. Which object within the story "The Back Room" serves as a symbol of fading youth and beauty?
4. What aspect of the ending of the story "Muttsy" does not bode well for Pinkie's future happiness?
5. Who is Ma Turner, according to the story entitled "Muttsy" and other stories?
6. Who offers to secure a job for Pinkie, and what is the outcome of that offer?
7. Who is Panic?
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. The story "Monkey Junk" utilizes diction and language associated with which text?
10. What sort of reaction do females of all ages have to Mandolin once he reaches New York City?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the collection Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick and how does their treatment relate to the collection's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Hurston's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Hurston's decision to include humor within many stories contained within Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick. What purpose did Hurston have in mind when including these instances of humor and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of each story in which it is used?
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