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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Country in the Woman," "The Gilded Six-Bits," "She Rock," and "The Fire and the Cloud".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does Moses leave behind, prompting the creature to point out the mistake?
(a) A rod.
(b) A robe.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A hat.

2. Which character promises to secure a steady job for Pinkie when she expresses the desire to get one?
(a) Sykes Jones.
(b) Muttsy.
(c) Elijah Mosely.
(d) Ma Turner.

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

4. The local conjure man depicted in "Black Death" lives next to what kind of body of water called Blue Sink?
(a) A lake.
(b) A river.
(c) A bay.
(d) A creek.

5. When Joe comes home early and discovers Missie May having sex with Otis, Hurston compares Joe to which Biblical character?
(a) Saul.
(b) Job.
(c) Samson.
(d) Goliath.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that which two characters have been on their own since Artie was nine years old?

2. By what percentage does Jim and Mattie's business grow after Stella becomes their employee?

3. In what setting does the story entitled "Spunk" take place?

4. The final scene of the story "Under the Bridge" features Artie, Luke, and Vangie in what location?

5. In which season does the story entitled "Sweat" begin?

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