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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 what setting does the story entitled "Spunk" take place?
(a) Harlem, New York.
(b) Eatonville, Florida.
(c) Sanford, Florida.
(d) Reform, Alabama.

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

3. In what location does the story entitled "Muttsy" take place?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Sanford.
(d) Eatonville.

4. The road that passes in front of Isis's house stretches north toward Sanford, Florida and south toward which city?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Jacksonville.
(c) Miami.
(d) Orlando.

5. In what receptacle does Sykes hide a snake in hopes of killing Delia in the story entitled "Sweat"?
(a) A hamper.
(b) A washtub.
(c) A bucket.
(d) A trash can.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Near the end of the story "Magnolia Flower," it is stated that John and Magnolia Flower had gotten married how many years before?

3. Which character teases Joe about his philandering wife before being chastised by other men in the story "Spunk"?

4. The local conjure man depicted in "Black Death" lives next to what kind of body of water called Blue Sink?

5. Which group holds a carnival attended by Isis in the story "Drenched in Light"?

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