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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. 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) Buying butter.
(b) Buying nightcrawlers.
(c) Waiting for the mail.
(d) Buying milk.

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

3. How old is the character named Artie in the story called "Under the Bridge"?
(a) 78.
(b) 22.
(c) 54.
(d) 45.

4. What text is used to condemn the actions of the man who used violence to steal a turkey in "The Bone of Contention"?
(a) The dictionary.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The Koran.
(d) The encyclopedia.

5. What object does Delia raise into the air after Sykes threatens to beat her in the story "Sweat"?
(a) A brick.
(b) A bullwhip.
(c) A knife.
(d) An iron skillet.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which writer did Zora Neale Hurston have a falling-out, according to the text's introduction?

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

3. In the story entitled "Under the Bridge," Luke is 58, while his new wife Vangie is how old?

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

5. In which season does the mother of Beau's lover confront him about the child he has conceived with her daughter?

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