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

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

3. Who is Mr. Bronner, in relation to Sam within the story "The Conversion of Sam"?
(a) His teacher.
(b) His tutor.
(c) His boss.
(d) His godfather.

4. Sam does NOT decide to acquire which item when he becomes determined to win Stella's favor?
(a) A shave.
(b) A car.
(c) A haircut.
(d) A new suit.

5. For what position does Jim hire Stella when she asks for a job?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Clerk.
(c) Bartender.
(d) Waitress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Every story in the collection Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick belongs to which literary movement?

2. Stella and Sam get married in which month of the year?

3. How old is Sam when he falls back into his addiction to gambling?

4. When Sam asks Stella if she can get off work to go somewhere with him, to what location does he invite her?

5. The boy at the center of the story "A Bit of Harlem" tells the young woman that he will come back on which holiday?

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