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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Eatonville Anthology," "Book of Harlem," "The Book of Harlem," "The Back Room," and "Monkey Junk".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mandolin purposefully undergoes a dramatic change, what name does he take to replace his given name?
(a) Abel.
(b) Panic.
(c) Cain.
(d) Crash.

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

3. Which character's actions ultimately draw Muttsy back to the rolling of dice?
(a) Bluefront.
(b) Ma Turner.
(c) Bertha.
(d) Pinkie.

4. What is the name of the woman whom Beau impregnates in the story entitled "Black Death"?
(a) Dolly.
(b) Docia.
(c) Sadie.
(d) Karen.

5. Which character tells Lilya that she will someday be able to use a certain object to prove that she "had once had the world in a jug" (195)?
(a) Sykes.
(b) John.
(c) Bill.
(d) Old Man Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Every story in the collection Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick belongs to which literary movement?

2. Isis's grandmother allows Isis to go to a hotel with a white couple after they give her how many dollars?

3. In what type of dwelling does Bertha live?

4. By what percentage does Jim and Mattie's business grow after Stella becomes their employee?

5. What sort of the malady does the boy at the center of the story "A Bit of Harlem" have?

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