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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. 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) Asphyxiation.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Drowning.

2. The narrator states that what part of Delia has paid for everything she has?
(a) Her tears.
(b) Her sweat.
(c) Her desire for vengeance.
(d) Her blood.

3. In the story "The Country in the Woman," Caroline confronts her husband about what transgression?
(a) Intoxication.
(b) Theft.
(c) Deception.
(d) Adultery.

4. Who is Mr. Bronner, in relation to Sam within the story "The Conversion of Sam"?
(a) His teacher.
(b) His boss.
(c) His tutor.
(d) His godfather.

5. "Monkey Junk" contains language and phrases associated with what text?
(a) The telephone book.
(b) The Koran.
(c) The dictionary.
(d) The Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose favorite place to flirt with married men is the porch outside Joe Clarke's general store?

2. In what year was Zora Neale Hurston's famous novel Their Eyes Were Watching God published?

3. Just before Spunk dies, he blames which character for causing his death?

4. With what object does Sykes scare his wife Delia in the opening passages of the story entitled "Sweat"?

5. In what Florida town does the story entitled "She Rock" take place?

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