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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. How old is Sam when he falls back into his addiction to gambling?
(a) 21.
(b) 25.
(c) 31.
(d) 19.

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

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 Koran.
(b) The dictionary.
(c) The encyclopedia.
(d) The Bible.

4. 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.

5. What does the final line of the story "The Conversion of Sam" reveal?
(a) That Sam eventually became the foreman at the mill.
(b) That Stella and Sam went on to have four children.
(c) That Stella died later that night.
(d) That Sam never gambled again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What objects does John like to place in the water near his home in order to pretend he is following them?

2. What is the name of the woman whom Beau impregnates in the story entitled "Black Death"?

3. Which member of the family disapproves of John's desire to travel?

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

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

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