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

2. Sam does NOT decide to acquire which item when he becomes determined to win Stella's favor?
(a) A shave.
(b) A haircut.
(c) A new suit.
(d) A car.

3. For what position does Jim hire Stella when she asks for a job?
(a) Clerk.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Waitress.
(d) Bartender.

4. What is the last name of Isis, the protagonist of the story "Drenched in Light"?
(a) Watts.
(b) Kanty.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Potts.

5. What type of tree do John and Magnolia Flower visit out of nostalgia at the end of "Magnolia Flower"?
(a) Madrona.
(b) Palm.
(c) Willow.
(d) Elm.

Short Answer Questions

1. The boy at the center of the story "A Bit of Harlem" tells the young woman that he will come back on which holiday?

2. What term does the narrator of "Black Death" apply to white people?

3. At the start of the story "John Redding Goes to Sea," for how many years have Matty and Alfred been married?

4. In what year was Zora Neale Hurston's famous novel Their Eyes Were Watching God published?

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

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