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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. In the story entitled "Sweat," what does Delia Jones do for a living?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Wash-woman.
(c) Waitress.
(d) Nurse.

2. In what type of vehicle is Isis nearly transported safely past her family's home?
(a) A taxi.
(b) A truck.
(c) A car.
(d) A tractor.

3. In what way is Alfred related to John?
(a) Father.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Grandfather.

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

5. What is NOT something Sam loses each night when he stays out gambling?
(a) Money.
(b) Stella's love.
(c) Self-respect.
(d) Sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. John agrees to help save what type of structure in the face of an approaching storm?

2. The narrator reveals that the people in Sam's community view him as a what?

3. What does the final line of the story "The Conversion of Sam" reveal?

4. The overwrought expression of which emotion causes Bentley's death, according to the narrator?

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

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