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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. 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) Bill.
(b) John.
(c) Sykes.
(d) Old Man Anderson.

2. To which state does the husband in "Monkey Junk" return at the end of the story?
(a) Alabama.
(b) California.
(c) New York.
(d) Georgia.

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

4. In what demonstration of affection do Artie and Vangie engage at the end of the story "Under the Bridge" when they think Luke is asleep?
(a) A kiss.
(b) A hug.
(c) A hand-clasping.
(d) A blowing of kisses.

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) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of establishment does Ma Turner run?

2. The narrator of "The Eatonville Anthology" states that Tippy has been sentenced to die a total of how many times?

3. What adjective does Isis's grandmother apply to Isis while warning her to stop sitting atop the gate post?

4. In what receptacle does Sykes hide a snake in hopes of killing Delia in the story entitled "Sweat"?

5. To whom does the creature named Tippy belong?

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