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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. What does Muttsy do for a living in the story entitled "Muttsy"?
(a) He is a loan officer.
(b) He is a gambler.
(c) He is an auto mechanic.
(d) He is a doctor.

2. Sam does NOT decide to acquire which item when he becomes determined to win Stella's favor?
(a) A shave.
(b) A car.
(c) A new suit.
(d) A haircut.

3. What text is used to condemn the actions of the man who used violence to steal a turkey in "The Bone of Contention"?
(a) The encyclopedia.
(b) The Koran.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The dictionary.

4. The final scene of the story "Under the Bridge" features Artie, Luke, and Vangie in what location?
(a) In a car.
(b) On a boat.
(c) On a beach.
(d) In the ground.

5. Every story in the collection Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick belongs to which literary movement?
(a) Transcendentalism.
(b) Surrealism.
(c) The Harlem Renaissance.
(d) Romanticism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What element does the narrator name as the only thing Sykes had brought to his marriage?

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

3. How many of the stories in the collection have never before been presented to a modern audience?

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

5. 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?

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