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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. How many stories in total are presented within the collection Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick?
(a) 11.
(b) 21.
(c) 15.
(d) 31.

2. Which character ultimately decides to allow John's body to float down the river once it is obvious that he is dead?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Matty.
(d) Stella.

3. What type of tree do John and Magnolia Flower visit out of nostalgia at the end of "Magnolia Flower"?
(a) Madrona.
(b) Palm.
(c) Elm.
(d) Willow.

4. In what receptacle does Sykes hide a snake in hopes of killing Delia in the story entitled "Sweat"?
(a) A trash can.
(b) A washtub.
(c) A bucket.
(d) A hamper.

5. Before the discovery of a number of stories focused on urban environments, how many such stories by Zora Neale Hurston were previously thought to exist?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Stella asks Jim for a job, she says she had arrived the previous day from which state?

2. When Sam asks Stella if she can get off work to go somewhere with him, to what location does he invite her?

3. When Mandolin purposefully undergoes a dramatic change, what name does he take to replace his given name?

4. The story entitled "Book of Harlem" is about a migrant seeking to leave which part of the United States?

5. What is the name of the woman whom Beau impregnates in the story entitled "Black Death"?

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