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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. Near the end of the story "Magnolia Flower," it is stated that John and Magnolia Flower had gotten married how many years before?
(a) 32.
(b) 60.
(c) 25.
(d) 47.

2. The narrator reveals that the people in Sam's community view him as a what?
(a) A gossip.
(b) A comedian.
(c) A fool.
(d) A psychologist.

3. What kind of a pet does Sam have in the story "The Conversion of Sam"?
(a) A cat.
(b) A bird.
(c) A fish.
(d) A dog.

4. Which character ultimately decides to allow John's body to float down the river once it is obvious that he is dead?
(a) Matty.
(b) Alfred.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Stella.

5. What sort of the malady does the boy at the center of the story "A Bit of Harlem" have?
(a) A hunchback.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Scurvy.
(d) Asthma.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what percentage does Jim and Mattie's business grow after Stella becomes their employee?

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

3. What is the last name of Isis, the protagonist of the story "Drenched in Light"?

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

5. When Sam asks Stella if she can get off work to go somewhere with him, to what location does he invite her?

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