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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. The narrator states that no one in John's community had ever traveled farther than which city?
(a) Jacksonville.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Tupelo.
(d) Arlington.

2. By what percentage does Jim and Mattie's business grow after Stella becomes their employee?
(a) 75.
(b) 100.
(c) 50.
(d) 25.

3. Which unpaid bill leads Mr. Bronner to fire Sam?
(a) Electricity.
(b) Milk delivery.
(c) Water.
(d) Rent.

4. When Stella asks Jim for a job, she says she had arrived the previous day from which state?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Florida.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Mississippi.

5. How old is John at the beginning of the story entitled "John Redding Goes to Sea"?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way is Alfred related to John?

2. In what year was Zora Neale Hurston's famous novel Their Eyes Were Watching God published?

3. 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?

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

5. Which character ultimately decides to allow John's body to float down the river once it is obvious that he is dead?

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