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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Drenched in Light," "Spunk," "Magnolia Flower," "Black Death," and "The Bone of Contention".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which character teases Joe about his philandering wife before being chastised by other men in the story "Spunk"?
(a) Walter.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Spunk.
(d) Jordan.

3. Near the end of the story "Magnolia Flower," it is stated that John and Magnolia Flower had gotten married how many years before?
(a) 32.
(b) 47.
(c) 25.
(d) 60.

4. Stella and Sam get married in which month of the year?
(a) November.
(b) September.
(c) April.
(d) June.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The jawbone of what type of animal figures into the storyline of "The Bone of Contention"?

2. In which season does John marry Stella?

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

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

5. Which type of wood is NOT mentioned when Isis watches her grandmother gathering a collection of switches?

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