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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Eatonville Anthology," "Book of Harlem," "The Book of Harlem," "The Back Room," and "Monkey Junk".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the sixth section of the story entitled "The Eatonville Anthology," Daisy Taylor is defined as the town what?
(a) Matchmaker.
(b) Idiot.
(c) Brain.
(d) Vamp.

2. Of what cause did Beau officially die, though it is implied that the local conjure man had a hand in it?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Heart failure.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Asphyxiation.

3. What type of creature is Tippy, the animal depicted in the story "The Eatonville Anthology"?
(a) A mule.
(b) A fish.
(c) A dog.
(d) A cat.

4. Sykes is adamant that he does not want Delia to work for what kinds of people?
(a) Old.
(b) Young.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

5. In what location does the ending the story "The Back Room" take place, when the men in Lilya's life have all gone away?
(a) The schoolhouse.
(b) Lilya's back room.
(c) The beach.
(d) The general store.

Short Answer Questions

1. The scene in "Sweat" that first depicts the group of men on the porch of Joe Clarke's store takes place in which month?

2. For how many years have Delia and Sykes been married by the opening of the story "Sweat"?

3. With which object does the femme fatale at the center of the story "Monkey Junk" become enamored?

4. Near the end of the story "Magnolia Flower," it is stated that John and Magnolia Flower had gotten married how many years before?

5. Who pays the rent at the dwelling where Bertha lives, according to the narrator of "Sweat"?

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