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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which season does the mother of Beau's lover confront him about the child he has conceived with her daughter?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

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) Halloween.
(b) Christmas Eve.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas Day.

3. In what way is Alfred related to John?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Father.

4. What street does Sam begin to frequent once he falls back into a pattern of compulsive gambling?
(a) Rigid.
(b) Elm.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Poplar.

5. The road that passes in front of Isis's house stretches north toward Sanford, Florida and south toward which city?
(a) Miami.
(b) Jacksonville.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Detroit.

6. Which unpaid bill leads Mr. Bronner to fire Sam?
(a) Rent.
(b) Water.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Milk delivery.

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

8. The narrator states that no one in John's community had ever traveled farther than which city?
(a) Tupelo.
(b) Arlington.
(c) Jacksonville.
(d) New Orleans.

9. With which writer did Zora Neale Hurston have a falling-out, according to the text's introduction?
(a) Langston Hughes.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) James Baldwin.
(d) Gertrude Stein.

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

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

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

13. Which character teases Joe about his philandering wife before being chastised by other men in the story "Spunk"?
(a) Walter.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Spunk.
(d) Jordan.

14. What is the last name of Isis, the protagonist of the story "Drenched in Light"?
(a) Watts.
(b) Potts.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Kanty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which group holds a carnival attended by Isis in the story "Drenched in Light"?

2. Which character ultimately decides to allow John's body to float down the river once it is obvious that he is dead?

3. How old is John at the beginning of the story entitled "John Redding Goes to Sea"?

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

5. How many of the stories in the collection have never before been presented to a modern audience?

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