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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. With which writer did Zora Neale Hurston have a falling-out, according to the text's introduction?
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) Gertrude Stein.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

2. What street does Sam begin to frequent once he falls back into a pattern of compulsive gambling?
(a) Elm.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Rigid.
(d) Poplar.

3. In which season does John marry Stella?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

4. What does the final line of the story "The Conversion of Sam" reveal?
(a) That Sam eventually became the foreman at the mill.
(b) That Sam never gambled again.
(c) That Stella died later that night.
(d) That Stella and Sam went on to have four children.

5. Which character rails against John's announcement that he intends to join the Navy?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Matty.
(c) Stella.
(d) Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which member of the family disapproves of John's desire to travel?

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?

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

5. Which unpaid bill leads Mr. Bronner to fire Sam?

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