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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. What objects does John like to place in the water near his home in order to pretend he is following them?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Crickets.
(c) Twigs.
(d) Paper boats.

2. What kind of a pet does Sam have in the story "The Conversion of Sam"?
(a) A fish.
(b) A dog.
(c) A bird.
(d) A cat.

3. When Sam asks Stella if she can get off work to go somewhere with him, to what location does he invite her?
(a) To the fair.
(b) To the ice cream parlor.
(c) To the park.
(d) To the movies.

4. What sort of the malady does the boy at the center of the story "A Bit of Harlem" have?
(a) A hunchback.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Scurvy.

5. How many of the stories in the collection have never before been presented to a modern audience?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What object belonging to her grandmother does Isis use as a festive outfit for dancing at the carnival?

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. The road that passes in front of Isis's house stretches north toward Sanford, Florida and south toward which city?

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

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