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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Which member of the family featured in "Drenched in Light" always does the dishes?
(a) Papa.
(b) Grandma.
(c) Isis.
(d) Joel.

6. In the story entitled "The Conversion of Sam," what type of establishment does Jim own with his wife Mattie?
(a) A nightclub.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A brothel.

7. How many stories in total are presented within the collection Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick?
(a) 11.
(b) 21.
(c) 31.
(d) 15.

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

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

10. Of what cause did Beau officially die, though it is implied that the local conjure man had a hand in it?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Asphyxiation.
(c) Heart failure.
(d) Drowning.

11. In which season does John marry Stella?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

12. Bentley treats everyone in his life abominably with the exception of which character?
(a) John.
(b) Swift Deer.
(c) Joe Clarke.
(d) Magnolia Flower.

13. What sort of the malady does the boy at the center of the story "A Bit of Harlem" have?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Scurvy.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) A hunchback.

14. What is the name of the woman whom Beau impregnates in the story entitled "Black Death"?
(a) Docia.
(b) Karen.
(c) Dolly.
(d) Sadie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. An accident with which object brings an end to Spunk's life?

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

3. Which member of the family disapproves of John's desire to travel?

4. Every story in the collection Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick belongs to which literary movement?

5. What kind of a pet does Sam have in the story "The Conversion of Sam"?

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