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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Muttsy," "Sweat," "Under the Bridge," and "'Possum or Pig?".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the start of the story "John Redding Goes to Sea," for how many years have Matty and Alfred been married?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 20.
(d) 17.

2. What term does the narrator of "Black Death" apply to white people?
(a) Nihilists.
(b) Allies.
(c) Materialists.
(d) Oppressors.

3. With which writer did Zora Neale Hurston have a falling-out, according to the text's introduction?
(a) Gertrude Stein.
(b) James Baldwin.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

4. In which season does the mother of Beau's lover confront him about the child he has conceived with her daughter?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

5. How old is John at the beginning of the story entitled "John Redding Goes to Sea"?
(a) 10.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bentley treats everyone in his life abominably with the exception of which character?

2. The overwrought expression of which emotion causes Bentley's death, according to the narrator?

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

4. What action does Isis take when a member of her family catches her dancing at the carnival?

5. What type of tree do John and Magnolia Flower visit out of nostalgia at the end of "Magnolia Flower"?

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