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

2. With which writer did Zora Neale Hurston have a falling-out, according to the text's introduction?
(a) Gertrude Stein.
(b) James Baldwin.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Langston Hughes.

3. In what way is Alfred related to John?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Father.
(d) Grandfather.

4. How many stories in total are presented within the collection Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick?
(a) 21.
(b) 31.
(c) 11.
(d) 15.

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?
(a) Waiting for the mail.
(b) Buying nightcrawlers.
(c) Buying butter.
(d) Buying milk.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Mr. Bronner, in relation to Sam within the story "The Conversion of Sam"?

3. In what type of vehicle is Isis nearly transported safely past her family's home?

4. What is the last name of the man named Beau who mistreats his woman in the story called "Black Death"?

5. Stella is badly injured during an encounter with what type of vehicle?

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