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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Muttsy," "Sweat," "Under the Bridge," and "'Possum or Pig?".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character in "Black Death" is identified as the local "conjure man" (101)?
(a) Old Man Morgan.
(b) Elijah.
(c) John.
(d) Spunk.

2. From which city in Florida does Pinkie hail, as described in the story entitled "Muttsy"?
(a) Sanford.
(b) Orlando.
(c) Pensacola.
(d) Eatonville.

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?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Christmas Day.
(c) Christmas Eve.
(d) Easter.

4. In what kind of object does Sykes usually keep the snake he brings home in "Sweat"?
(a) A cage.
(b) A coffin.
(c) A bucket.
(d) A soap box.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years have Delia and Sykes been married by the opening of the story "Sweat"?

2. In what way is Alfred related to John?

3. Which group holds a carnival attended by Isis in the story "Drenched in Light"?

4. In what year was Zora Neale Hurston's famous novel Their Eyes Were Watching God published?

5. What action is Pinkie taking when Muttsy slips a diamond ring on her finger?

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