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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. In the story entitled "Sweat," what does Delia Jones do for a living?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Wash-woman.
(d) Waitress.

4. What object does Delia raise into the air after Sykes threatens to beat her in the story "Sweat"?
(a) A knife.
(b) A brick.
(c) An iron skillet.
(d) A bullwhip.

5. Which character tells Lilya that she will someday be able to use a certain object to prove that she "had once had the world in a jug" (195)?
(a) Bill.
(b) Sykes.
(c) Old Man Anderson.
(d) John.

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

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

8. How many single men are said to exist in the town of Eatonville, Florida?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

9. To whom does the creature named Tippy belong?
(a) Walter Thomas.
(b) Old Man Anderson.
(c) Elijah Mosely.
(d) Sykes Jones.

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

11. The final scene of the story "Under the Bridge" features Artie, Luke, and Vangie in what location?
(a) In the ground.
(b) On a boat.
(c) On a beach.
(d) In a car.

12. When Mandolin purposefully undergoes a dramatic change, what name does he take to replace his given name?
(a) Panic.
(b) Cain.
(c) Abel.
(d) Crash.

13. The narrator of "The Eatonville Anthology" states that Tippy has been sentenced to die a total of how many times?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Scores.
(c) One dozen.
(d) Dozens.

14. What is the first name of the storyteller featured in the story entitled "'Possum or Pig"?
(a) Bill.
(b) Docia.
(c) John.
(d) Julian.

15. What is the name of the local young woman Jazzbo's father recommends he date?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Delia.
(c) Cora.
(d) Isis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role does Jazzbo play within the narrative of the story "The Book of Harlem"?

2. From which city in Florida does Pinkie hail, as described in the story entitled "Muttsy"?

3. In which season does the story entitled "Sweat" begin?

4. With which object does the femme fatale at the center of the story "Monkey Junk" become enamored?

5. What is the last name of Pinkie, the new arrival to Ma Turner's establishment featured in "Muttsy"?

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