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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Drenched in Light," "Spunk," "Magnolia Flower," "Black Death," and "The Bone of Contention".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which unpaid bill leads Mr. Bronner to fire Sam?
(a) Rent.
(b) Milk delivery.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Water.

3. Who arrives at the carnival and brings an end to the dance Isis is performing for the crowd?
(a) Grandma.
(b) Joel.
(c) Papa.
(d) Mama.

4. The boy at the center of the story "A Bit of Harlem" tells the young woman that he will come back on which holiday?
(a) Easter.
(b) Christmas Day.
(c) Christmas Eve.
(d) Halloween.

5. Stella and Sam get married in which month of the year?
(a) April.
(b) June.
(c) November.
(d) September.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. The jawbone of what type of animal figures into the storyline of "The Bone of Contention"?

5. Of what cause did Beau officially die, though it is implied that the local conjure man had a hand in it?

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