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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 palmist on highway 87.
(b) Rufus’s prostitute.
(c) Ruby's best friend.
(d) The woman who owns the local saloon.

2. What does Mrs. Willerton consider herself?
(a) A poet.
(b) A writer.
(c) A musician.
(d) An artist.

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

4. What has been Mrs. Willerton’s job for over 50 years?
(a) To do the dishes.
(b) To hang the laundry.
(c) To crumb the table after a meal.
(d) To sweep the kitchen.

5. What are the red-haired girl and the blind man doing in “The Peeler”?
(a) Heckling people.
(b) Selling bread loaves.
(c) Holding hands an observing passersby.
(d) Handing out religious pamphlets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ruby’s physical shape is compared to a ________?

2. What major political movement is coming up in “The Barber”?

3. What does Madam Zoleeda tell Ruby?

4. What is the profession of Mrs. Willerton’s main character Lot Motum?

5. Who tries to befriend Hazel Motes?

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