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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Stroke of Good Fortune.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Madam Zoleeda?
(a) The woman who owns the local saloon.
(b) Rufus’s prostitute.
(c) The palmist on highway 87.
(d) Ruby's best friend.

2. Who tries to befriend Hazel Motes?
(a) The baker.
(b) Enoch Emery.
(c) The blind man.
(d) The red-haired girl.

3. Where does Rufus return home from?
(a) Work overseas.
(b) A reformatory.
(c) The armed forces.
(d) Boarding school.

4. How old is Hazel Wickers?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Nineteen.

5. In “The Train”, what doesn’t the upper sleeping berth have?
(a) Sheets.
(b) A blanket.
(c) Access to the restroom.
(d) A window.

Short Answer Questions

1. The barber calls Rayber what name __________.

2. What has been Mrs. Willerton’s job for over 50 years?

3. Whom does Mrs. Willerton become in her own story?

4. What does the baker accuse the red-haired girl and the blind man of doing in “The Peeler”?

5. What is in Ruby’s sack?

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