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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. In the story entitled "Sweat," what does Delia Jones do for a living?
(a) Wash-woman.
(b) Waitress.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Teacher.

2. Which character in "Black Death" is identified as the local "conjure man" (101)?
(a) John.
(b) Old Man Morgan.
(c) Spunk.
(d) Elijah.

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

4. Which character openly cavorts in the street with a married woman at the beginning of the story "Spunk"?
(a) Elijah.
(b) Joe.
(c) Spunk.
(d) Joel.

5. What objects does John like to place in the water near his home in order to pretend he is following them?
(a) Paper boats.
(b) Twigs.
(c) Crickets.
(d) Leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Muttsy declare his singular devotion in the story named after him?

2. With which writer did Zora Neale Hurston have a falling-out, according to the text's introduction?

3. What object belonging to her grandmother does Isis use as a festive outfit for dancing at the carnival?

4. What adjective does Isis's grandmother apply to Isis while warning her to stop sitting atop the gate post?

5. What is NOT something Sam loses each night when he stays out gambling?

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