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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The opening and closing frames of the story "Magnolia Flower" consist of conversations between which two bodies of water?
(a) A river and a lake.
(b) A river and a pond.
(c) A river and a brook.
(d) A river and a reservoir.

2. When Stella asks Jim for a job, she says she had arrived the previous day from which state?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Florida.

3. Who arrives at the carnival and brings an end to the dance Isis is performing for the crowd?
(a) Joel.
(b) Mama.
(c) Papa.
(d) Grandma.

4. Stella is badly injured during an encounter with what type of vehicle?
(a) A motorcycle.
(b) A carriage.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A car.

5. Every story in the collection Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick belongs to which literary movement?
(a) Transcendentalism.
(b) The Harlem Renaissance.
(c) Romanticism.
(d) Surrealism.

6. What is the last name of the man named Beau who mistreats his woman in the story called "Black Death"?
(a) Diddely.
(b) Cornerstone.
(c) Blasky.
(d) Cartwright.

7. What object belonging to her grandmother does Isis use as a festive outfit for dancing at the carnival?
(a) A tablecloth.
(b) A rug.
(c) A curtain.
(d) A towel.

8. In what setting does the story entitled "Spunk" take place?
(a) Harlem, New York.
(b) Eatonville, Florida.
(c) Reform, Alabama.
(d) Sanford, Florida.

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

10. Which group holds a carnival attended by Isis in the story "Drenched in Light"?
(a) The Moose.
(b) The Elks.
(c) The Sons of Norway.
(d) The Odd Fellows.

11. Which character openly cavorts in the street with a married woman at the beginning of the story "Spunk"?
(a) Spunk.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Joe.
(d) Joel.

12. The narrator reveals that the people in Sam's community view him as a what?
(a) A fool.
(b) A comedian.
(c) A psychologist.
(d) A gossip.

13. What action does Isis take when a member of her family catches her dancing at the carnival?
(a) She throws herself into the river.
(b) She throws herself into her family member's arms.
(c) She enters the log-rolling competition.
(d) She runs into the woods.

14. For what position does Jim hire Stella when she asks for a job?
(a) Waitress.
(b) Bartender.
(c) Clerk.
(d) Nanny.

15. How old is Sam when he falls back into his addiction to gambling?
(a) 31.
(b) 25.
(c) 19.
(d) 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of tree do John and Magnolia Flower visit out of nostalgia at the end of "Magnolia Flower"?

2. The narrator states that no one in John's community had ever traveled farther than which city?

3. In which season does John marry Stella?

4. What action do Isis and her brother Joel plan to do to their maternal grandmother before she wakes up and stops them?

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

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