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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 euphemistic title does Hurston give to New York City in the story entitled "Book of Harlem"?
(a) Gomorrah.
(b) Babylon.
(c) Sodom.
(d) Gotham.

2. Which unpaid bill leads Mr. Bronner to fire Sam?
(a) Water.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Milk delivery.
(d) Rent.

3. With which married man was Daisy's "most prolonged and serious" (174) affair?
(a) Sykes.
(b) Joe Clarke.
(c) Joe Kanty.
(d) Crooms.

4. How old is Lilya, the protagonist of the story "The Back Room"?
(a) 29.
(b) 36.
(c) 23.
(d) 38.

5. Of what cause did Beau officially die, though it is implied that the local conjure man had a hand in it?
(a) Heart failure.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Asphyxiation.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story entitled "Sweat," what does Delia Jones do for a living?

2. Bentley treats everyone in his life abominably with the exception of which character?

3. In the sixth section of the story entitled "The Eatonville Anthology," Daisy Taylor is defined as the town what?

4. Which member of the family featured in "Drenched in Light" always does the dishes?

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

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