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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. For how many weeks did Artie sulk "in silence" (152) when Luke first got married?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

2. Which type of wood is NOT mentioned when Isis watches her grandmother gathering a collection of switches?
(a) Guana.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Peach.
(d) Apple.

3. In what setting does the story entitled "Spunk" take place?
(a) Sanford, Florida.
(b) Harlem, New York.
(c) Reform, Alabama.
(d) Eatonville, Florida.

4. In the story entitled "Sweat," what does Delia Jones do for a living?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Waitress.
(c) Wash-woman.
(d) Teacher.

5. What is the last name of Isis, the protagonist of the story "Drenched in Light"?
(a) Kanty.
(b) Potts.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Watts.

Short Answer Questions

1. John agrees to help save what type of structure in the face of an approaching storm?

2. In which season does the story entitled "Sweat" begin?

3. When John begs for the chance to travel for a number of years, how many years does he mention?

4. In which type of problematic behavior does the white woman at the end of "Drenched in Light" engage?

5. Who pays the rent at the dwelling where Bertha lives, according to the narrator of "Sweat"?

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