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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 object belonging to her grandmother does Isis use as a festive outfit for dancing at the carnival?
(a) A rug.
(b) A towel.
(c) A curtain.
(d) A tablecloth.

2. To whom does the house belong where the magnificent party in "The Back Room" takes place?
(a) The Kantys.
(b) The Clarkes.
(c) The Andersons.
(d) The Brooks.

3. With what object does Sykes scare his wife Delia in the opening passages of the story entitled "Sweat"?
(a) A sock.
(b) A bullwhip.
(c) A knife.
(d) A spider.

4. The boy at the center of the story "A Bit of Harlem" tells the young woman that he will come back on which holiday?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) Christmas Day.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Easter.

5. Jazzbo refers to the local woman recommended by his father as "a drink of" what type of "water" (191)?
(a) Muddy.
(b) Boiled.
(c) Contaminated.
(d) Fresh.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator states that no one in John's community had ever traveled farther than which city?

3. Which type of wood is NOT mentioned when Isis watches her grandmother gathering a collection of switches?

4. What is the name of the local young woman Jazzbo's father recommends he date?

5. The narrator states that what part of Delia has paid for everything she has?

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