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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. What object does Moses leave behind, prompting the creature to point out the mistake?
(a) A rod.
(b) A robe.
(c) A hat.
(d) A Bible.

2. What gesture does Isis make that serves to "heap kindling on" her grandmother's "already burning ire" (75)?
(a) An eye-roll.
(b) A shrug.
(c) A smile.
(d) A smirk.

3. Hurston uses the name Babylon as a euphemism for which real city in the story "She Rock," among others?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Tupelo.
(c) New York City.
(d) Eatonville.

4. As depicted in "The Bone of Contention," men living in Eatonville gather at Joe Clarke's store to socialize, though they use what errand as an excuse?
(a) Buying nightcrawlers.
(b) Buying milk.
(c) Waiting for the mail.
(d) Buying butter.

5. How many numbered entries are contained within the story entitled "The Eatonville Anthology"?
(a) 21.
(b) 14.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character's actions ultimately draw Muttsy back to the rolling of dice?

2. What sort of the malady does the boy at the center of the story "A Bit of Harlem" have?

3. Moses answers the creature's concern about his abandoned object by stating that which character will be sure to retrieve it for him?

4. What is the relationship between Missie May and Joe at the beginning of the story "The Gilded Six-Bits?

5. Which type of wood is NOT mentioned when Isis watches her grandmother gathering a collection of switches?

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