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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 "Seventh Street".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Seventh Street is located in which city?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Kansas City, Kansas.
(c) Atlanta, Georgia.
(d) Washington, D.C.

2. What does the author visually contrast with the whitewashed streets of Washington in "Seventh Street"?
(a) Tar.
(b) Blood.
(c) Rum.
(d) Black skin.

3. What event has just happened preceding the descriptions in "Seventh Street"?
(a) Civil Rights Movement.
(b) World War II.
(c) Abolition of slavery.
(d) World War I.

4. After her first baby was born, how did the townspeople react towards Becky?
(a) They threw Becky a baby shower.
(b) They shunned Becky.
(c) They adopted the child.
(d) They offered assistance to Becky.

5. What information does a towns person divulge to the narrator upon first sight of Fern?
(a) Only her name.
(b) That she is promiscuous.
(c) That she is loved by many.
(d) Her line of work.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which physical attribute on others is Esther preoccupied?

2. Who does the narrator blame for the end of Carma's story?

3. Why did Carma take a lover?

4. What did Carma shoot?

5. How is Esther described physically?

(see the answer key)

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