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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 adjective does Isis's grandmother apply to Isis while warning her to stop sitting atop the gate post?
(a) Tomboyish.
(b) Adult.
(c) Womanish.
(d) Old.

2. Sykes is adamant that he does not want Delia to work for what kinds of people?
(a) Old.
(b) White.
(c) Young.
(d) Black.

3. In what year was Zora Neale Hurston's famous novel Their Eyes Were Watching God published?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1911.

4. In the story entitled "The Conversion of Sam," what type of establishment does Jim own with his wife Mattie?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A nightclub.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A brothel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The boy at the center of the story "A Bit of Harlem" tells the young woman that he will come back on which holiday?

2. Which member of the family disapproves of John's desire to travel?

3. In what type of vehicle is Isis nearly transported safely past her family's home?

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

5. The overwrought expression of which emotion causes Bentley's death, according to the narrator?

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