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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. What does the final line of the story "The Conversion of Sam" reveal?
(a) That Stella and Sam went on to have four children.
(b) That Stella died later that night.
(c) That Sam never gambled again.
(d) That Sam eventually became the foreman at the mill.

2. With which word meaning 'amen' does Hurston end the story entitled "MonkeyJunk"?
(a) Huzzah.
(b) Hosannah.
(c) Selah.
(d) Hallelujah.

3. Which member of the family featured in "Drenched in Light" always does the dishes?
(a) Papa.
(b) Grandma.
(c) Joel.
(d) Isis.

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

5. At the start of the story "John Redding Goes to Sea," for how many years have Matty and Alfred been married?
(a) 17.
(b) 20.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which object does the femme fatale at the center of the story "Monkey Junk" become enamored?

2. What action do Isis and her brother Joel plan to do to their maternal grandmother before she wakes up and stops them?

3. In what location does the story entitled "Muttsy" take place?

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

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

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