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

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

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

4. 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.

5. When John begs for the chance to travel for a number of years, how many years does he mention?
(a) 1 or 2.
(b) 5 or 6.
(c) 9 or 10.
(d) 2 or 3.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. When Stella asks Jim for a job, she says she had arrived the previous day from which state?

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

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