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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Country in the Woman," "The Gilded Six-Bits," "She Rock," and "The Fire and the Cloud".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives at the carnival and brings an end to the dance Isis is performing for the crowd?
(a) Mama.
(b) Joel.
(c) Papa.
(d) Grandma.

2. The overwrought expression of which emotion causes Bentley's death, according to the narrator?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Despair.
(c) Envy.
(d) Rage.

3. Which group of people is NOT mentioned among those who swoon when entering the presence of Mandolin once he undergoes a dramatic change?
(a) Damsels.
(b) Matrons.
(c) Grandmothers.
(d) Lasses.

4. To what object does Caroline compare Lucy Taylor in "The Country in the Woman"?
(a) A clock.
(b) A golf club.
(c) A cigar.
(d) An eggplant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what position does Jim hire Stella when she asks for a job?

2. What is the last name of the storyteller featured at the center of the story called "'Possum or Pig"?

3. How old is John at the beginning of the story entitled "John Redding Goes to Sea"?

4. Before the discovery of a number of stories focused on urban environments, how many such stories by Zora Neale Hurston were previously thought to exist?

5. Stella and Sam get married in which month of the year?

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