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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. With which word meaning 'amen' does Hurston end the story entitled "MonkeyJunk"?
(a) Hosannah.
(b) Huzzah.
(c) Hallelujah.
(d) Selah.

2. Where does Delia hide when she flees from the snake she encounters in the house in "Sweat"?
(a) In the barn.
(b) In the basement.
(c) In the garden.
(d) In the attic.

3. The narrator states that which two characters have been on their own since Artie was nine years old?
(a) Artie and Joe.
(b) Artie and John.
(c) Artie and Elijah.
(d) Artie and Luke.

4. In what type of dwelling does Bertha live?
(a) A hostel.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A brothel.
(d) A boarding house.

5. For how many years have Delia and Sykes been married by the opening of the story "Sweat"?
(a) 15.
(b) 24.
(c) 4.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Lilya, the protagonist of the story "The Back Room"?

2. In what location does the story entitled "Muttsy" take place?

3. In what location does the ending the story "The Back Room" take place, when the men in Lilya's life have all gone away?

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. What text is used to condemn the actions of the man who used violence to steal a turkey in "The Bone of Contention"?

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