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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 sort of establishment does Ma Turner run?
(a) A school.
(b) A theater.
(c) A brothel.
(d) A boarding house.

2. In the story entitled "Under the Bridge," Luke is 58, while his new wife Vangie is how old?
(a) 36.
(b) 27.
(c) 19.
(d) 48.

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

4. Isis's grandmother allows Isis to go to a hotel with a white couple after they give her how many dollars?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

5. What is the last name of the protagonist featured in the story entitled "The Back Room"?
(a) Lewis.
(b) Mosely.
(c) Barkman.
(d) Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last name of the storyteller featured at the center of the story called "'Possum or Pig"?

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

3. Sykes is adamant that he does not want Delia to work for what kinds of people?

4. What kind of a pet does Sam have in the story "The Conversion of Sam"?

5. After the femme fatale in "Monkey Junk" falls for a man based on his possession of a particular object, what does he do?

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