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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 kind of a pet does Sam have in the story "The Conversion of Sam"?
(a) A cat.
(b) A bird.
(c) A fish.
(d) A dog.

2. In what type of vehicle is Isis nearly transported safely past her family's home?
(a) A truck.
(b) A taxi.
(c) A tractor.
(d) A car.

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

4. What gesture does Isis make that serves to "heap kindling on" her grandmother's "already burning ire" (75)?
(a) An eye-roll.
(b) A shrug.
(c) A smile.
(d) A smirk.

5. What is the relationship between Missie May and Joe at the beginning of the story "The Gilded Six-Bits?
(a) Fiances.
(b) Newlyweds.
(c) Siblings.
(d) Sweethearts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jazzbo's father expresses dismay at his son's desire to seek a wife in which location?

2. For what position does Jim hire Stella when she asks for a job?

3. As Otis escapes from the home of Missie May and Joe, Joe snatches what object from Otis's person?

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

5. What type of creature is Tippy, the animal depicted in the story "The Eatonville Anthology"?

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