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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Artificial Nigger.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “The River”, why do the characters head down to the river?
(a) To launder clothes.
(b) To fish.
(c) To bathe.
(d) To hear the preacher and watch baptisms.

2. What does Hazel Motes purchase from the baker?
(a) Dough.
(b) A potato peeler.
(c) Bread.
(d) Potatoes.

3. From what age has Mr. Head reared his grandson?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) One.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

4. In “The Peeler”, what is the yellow-haired boy’s name?
(a) Old Gabriel.
(b) Enoch Emery.
(c) Hazel Motes.
(d) He isn’t given a name.

5. Whom does Mrs. Willerton become in her own story?
(a) Lot’s brother.
(b) Lot’s wife.
(c) Lot’s sister.
(d) She does not become part of her story.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy in “The River” say his name is (though it isn’t)?

2. How many children does the babysitter have in “The River”?

3. What is chained in a Chinaberry tree outside the diner where they stop to eat in “A Good Man is Hard to Find”?

4. Who tries to befriend Hazel Motes?

5. Who does Mr. Head live with?

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