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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction, "John Redding Goes to Sea," "The Conversion of Sam," and "A Bit of Harlem".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The narrator reveals that the people in Sam's community view him as a what?
(a) A comedian.
(b) A gossip.
(c) A fool.
(d) A psychologist.

3. The boy at the center of the story "A Bit of Harlem" tells the young woman that he will come back on which holiday?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) Easter.

4. At the start of the story "John Redding Goes to Sea," for how many years have Matty and Alfred been married?
(a) 20.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 17.

5. 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?
(a) 5.
(b) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What street does Sam begin to frequent once he falls back into a pattern of compulsive gambling?

2. How many stories in total are presented within the collection Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick?

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

4. With which writer did Zora Neale Hurston have a falling-out, according to the text's introduction?

5. Which character rails against John's announcement that he intends to join the Navy?

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