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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. Otis is said to own what piece of jewelry made out of a five-dollar gold piece?
(a) A ring.
(b) A pair of earrings.
(c) A stick pin.
(d) A bracelet.

2. The jawbone of what type of animal figures into the storyline of "The Bone of Contention"?
(a) A mule.
(b) A horse.
(c) A dog.
(d) A donkey.

3. What is the relationship between Missie May and Joe at the beginning of the story "The Gilded Six-Bits?
(a) Sweethearts.
(b) Siblings.
(c) Newlyweds.
(d) Fiances.

4. To whom does Muttsy declare his singular devotion in the story named after him?
(a) Bertha.
(b) Pinkie.
(c) Clara.
(d) Jasmine.

5. The narrator states that things in Eatonville were very simple "in the good old days before" (172) which historical event?
(a) World War I.
(b) Jim Crow laws.
(c) Prohibition.
(d) The drought.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When John begs for the chance to travel for a number of years, how many years does he mention?

4. Just before Spunk dies, he blames which character for causing his death?

5. What object does Delia raise into the air after Sykes threatens to beat her in the story "Sweat"?

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