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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 action do Isis and her brother Joel plan to do to their maternal grandmother before she wakes up and stops them?
(a) Paint her.
(b) Feed her.
(c) Shave her whiskers.
(d) Bathe her.

2. How old is Sam when he falls back into his addiction to gambling?
(a) 31.
(b) 25.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

3. As depicted in "The Bone of Contention," men living in Eatonville gather at Joe Clarke's store to socialize, though they use what errand as an excuse?
(a) Waiting for the mail.
(b) Buying nightcrawlers.
(c) Buying butter.
(d) Buying milk.

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

5. What type of body of water lies 300 feet beyond the door of John's family home?
(a) A pond.
(b) A lake.
(c) A reservoir.
(d) A river.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stories in total are presented within the collection Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick?

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

3. What is the last name of the man named Beau who mistreats his woman in the story called "Black Death"?

4. The opening and closing frames of the story "Magnolia Flower" consist of conversations between which two bodies of water?

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

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