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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. Which member of the family featured in "Drenched in Light" always does the dishes?
(a) Grandma.
(b) Joel.
(c) Isis.
(d) Papa.

2. Which character ultimately decides to allow John's body to float down the river once it is obvious that he is dead?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Matty.
(c) Alfred.
(d) Stella.

3. By what percentage does Jim and Mattie's business grow after Stella becomes their employee?
(a) 25.
(b) 50.
(c) 100.
(d) 75.

4. Which character's actions ultimately draw Muttsy back to the rolling of dice?
(a) Pinkie.
(b) Ma Turner.
(c) Bluefront.
(d) Bertha.

5. When Stella asks Jim for a job, she says she had arrived the previous day from which state?
(a) Florida.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Vermont.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way is Alfred related to John?

2. Who orders Isis to get down from the gate post and rake the yard?

3. Isis's grandmother allows Isis to go to a hotel with a white couple after they give her how many dollars?

4. Where does Delia hide when she flees from the snake she encounters in the house in "Sweat"?

5. Which character promises to secure a steady job for Pinkie when she expresses the desire to get one?

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