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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Jazzbo refers to the local woman recommended by his father as "a drink of" what type of "water" (191)?
(a) Boiled.
(b) Fresh.
(c) Muddy.
(d) Contaminated.

3. What is the last name of Pinkie, the new arrival to Ma Turner's establishment featured in "Muttsy"?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Kanty.
(c) Jones.
(d) Mosely.

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

5. What is the last name of the storyteller featured at the center of the story called "'Possum or Pig"?
(a) Jones.
(b) Lester.
(c) Horner.
(d) Clarke.

6. Which group of people is NOT mentioned among those who swoon when entering the presence of Mandolin once he undergoes a dramatic change?
(a) Damsels.
(b) Grandmothers.
(c) Matrons.
(d) Lasses.

7. Whose favorite place to flirt with married men is the porch outside Joe Clarke's general store?
(a) Delia.
(b) Cora.
(c) Bertha.
(d) Daisy.

8. The narrator states that things in Eatonville were very simple "in the good old days before" (172) which historical event?
(a) World War I.
(b) Prohibition.
(c) The drought.
(d) Jim Crow laws.

9. In what way is Artie related to Luke in the story entitled "Under the Bridge"?
(a) Artie is Luke's father.
(b) Artie is Luke's cousin.
(c) Artie is Luke's son.
(d) Artie is Luke's brother.

10. How old is Lilya, the protagonist of the story "The Back Room"?
(a) 23.
(b) 29.
(c) 36.
(d) 38.

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

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

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

14. What does Muttsy do for a living in the story entitled "Muttsy"?
(a) He is a gambler.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is an auto mechanic.
(d) He is a loan officer.

15. The story called "Book of Harlem" uses a numbering structure that mimics which text?
(a) The Koran.
(b) The dictionary.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Green Book.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many numbered entries are contained within the story entitled "The Eatonville Anthology"?

2. In the story entitled "Under the Bridge," Luke is 58, while his new wife Vangie is how old?

3. The narrator states that what part of Delia has paid for everything she has?

4. To which state does the husband in "Monkey Junk" return at the end of the story?

5. For how many years has Delia been working long hours in her current position?

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