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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. 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.

2. The opening and closing frames of the story "Magnolia Flower" consist of conversations between which two bodies of water?
(a) A river and a reservoir.
(b) A river and a lake.
(c) A river and a pond.
(d) A river and a brook.

3. Of what cause did Beau officially die, though it is implied that the local conjure man had a hand in it?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Asphyxiation.
(c) Heart failure.
(d) Drowning.

4. Bentley treats everyone in his life abominably with the exception of which character?
(a) Swift Deer.
(b) Joe Clarke.
(c) Magnolia Flower.
(d) John.

5. In which season does John marry Stella?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When Stella asks Jim for a job, she says she had arrived the previous day from which state?

4. Which character rails against John's announcement that he intends to join the Navy?

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

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