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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. Isis's grandmother allows Isis to go to a hotel with a white couple after they give her how many dollars?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

2. The boy at the center of the story "A Bit of Harlem" tells the young woman that he will come back on which holiday?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) Easter.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) Halloween.

3. Stella and Sam get married in which month of the year?
(a) June.
(b) November.
(c) April.
(d) September.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When John begs for the chance to travel for a number of years, how many years does he mention?

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

3. Which unpaid bill leads Mr. Bronner to fire Sam?

4. What does Muttsy do for a living in the story entitled "Muttsy"?

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

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