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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. What is the last name of the storyteller featured at the center of the story called "'Possum or Pig"?
(a) Jones.
(b) Horner.
(c) Lester.
(d) Clarke.

2. Just before Spunk dies, he blames which character for causing his death?
(a) Lena.
(b) Joe Kanty.
(c) Joe Clarke.
(d) Elijah.

3. The residents of Eatonville make fun of Old Man Anderson because he has never laid eyes on what type of object?
(a) A brassiere.
(b) A train.
(c) A plane.
(d) A radio.

4. Isis's grandmother allows Isis to go to a hotel with a white couple after they give her how many dollars?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. What gesture does Isis make that serves to "heap kindling on" her grandmother's "already burning ire" (75)?
(a) A shrug.
(b) An eye-roll.
(c) A smirk.
(d) A smile.

Short Answer Questions

1. The local conjure man depicted in "Black Death" lives next to what kind of body of water called Blue Sink?

2. In what receptacle does Sykes hide a snake in hopes of killing Delia in the story entitled "Sweat"?

3. How many single men are said to exist in the town of Eatonville, Florida?

4. As depicted in "The Bone of Contention," men living in Eatonville gather at Joe Clarke's store to socialize, though they use what errand as an excuse?

5. The story called "Book of Harlem" uses a numbering structure that mimics which text?

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