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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what location does the couple featured in "Monkey Junk" appear together before they part forever?
(a) The general store.
(b) The hospital.
(c) The voting booth.
(d) Divorce court.

2. From which city in Florida does Pinkie hail, as described in the story entitled "Muttsy"?
(a) Sanford.
(b) Orlando.
(c) Pensacola.
(d) Eatonville.

3. Which object in the story entitled "The Back Room" serves as a symbol of youth and beauty?
(a) A plant.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A portrait.
(d) A pinnafore.

4. Which character's actions ultimately draw Muttsy back to the rolling of dice?
(a) Bluefront.
(b) Bertha.
(c) Pinkie.
(d) Ma Turner.

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

6. Which character promises to secure a steady job for Pinkie when she expresses the desire to get one?
(a) Ma Turner.
(b) Sykes Jones.
(c) Elijah Mosely.
(d) Muttsy.

7. What element does Jazzobo successfully utilize in order to attract women in the story "The Book of Harlem"?
(a) Money.
(b) Fame.
(c) Flattery.
(d) Sex.

8. With which object does the femme fatale at the center of the story "Monkey Junk" become enamored?
(a) A checkbook.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A ring.
(d) A house.

9. From what cause does Sykes ultimately die in the story entitled "Sweat"?
(a) Blunt trauma.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Snakebite.
(d) Cancer.

10. After the femme fatale in "Monkey Junk" falls for a man based on his possession of a particular object, what does he do?
(a) He starts a rumor that she is pregnant.
(b) He publicly shames her.
(c) He marries her.
(d) He moves out of town.

11. What do the men of Eatonville do about the physical abuse that Mr. McDuffy inflicts on his wife each Sunday after church?
(a) Nothing.
(b) They grant her a divorce.
(c) They give him a beating.
(d) They force him to move out of town.

12. Who is Bertha, in relation to Sykes within the story entitled "Sweat"?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His mother.
(c) His mistress.
(d) His sister.

13. What is the last name of the protagonist featured in the story entitled "The Back Room"?
(a) Barkman.
(b) Lewis.
(c) Mosely.
(d) Anderson.

14. Jazzbo's father expresses dismay at his son's desire to seek a wife in which location?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Eatonville.
(d) Atlanta.

15. To whom does the house belong where the magnificent party in "The Back Room" takes place?
(a) The Kantys.
(b) The Andersons.
(c) The Brooks.
(d) The Clarkes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What element does the narrator name when stating what Delia brought to her marriage?

2. For how many weeks did Artie sulk "in silence" (152) when Luke first got married?

3. In what kind of object does Sykes usually keep the snake he brings home in "Sweat"?

4. To whom does the creature named Tippy belong?

5. With which word meaning 'amen' does Hurston end the story entitled "MonkeyJunk"?

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