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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What sort of establishment does Ma Turner run?
(a) A boarding house.
(b) A school.
(c) A theater.
(d) A brothel.

3. For how many years has Delia been working long hours in her current position?
(a) 3.
(b) 15.
(c) 9.
(d) 24.

4. In what demonstration of affection do Artie and Vangie engage at the end of the story "Under the Bridge" when they think Luke is asleep?
(a) A blowing of kisses.
(b) A hug.
(c) A kiss.
(d) A hand-clasping.

5. What crop does the divorced husband plan to earn money harvesting once he gets back to his home state?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Blueberries.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Corn.

6. To whom does Muttsy declare his singular devotion in the story named after him?
(a) Pinkie.
(b) Jasmine.
(c) Bertha.
(d) Clara.

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

8. 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) Old Man Anderson.
(b) Sykes.
(c) Bill.
(d) John.

9. What type of creature is Tippy, the animal depicted in the story "The Eatonville Anthology"?
(a) A cat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A fish.
(d) A mule.

10. For how many years have Delia and Sykes been married by the opening of the story "Sweat"?
(a) 9.
(b) 24.
(c) 4.
(d) 15.

11. For how many weeks did Artie sulk "in silence" (152) when Luke first got married?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

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

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

14. Sykes is adamant that he does not want Delia to work for what kinds of people?
(a) White.
(b) Old.
(c) Black.
(d) Young.

15. In the sixth section of the story entitled "The Eatonville Anthology," Daisy Taylor is defined as the town what?
(a) Matchmaker.
(b) Brain.
(c) Vamp.
(d) Idiot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Bertha, in relation to Sykes within the story entitled "Sweat"?

2. In the story entitled "Sweat," what does Delia Jones do for a living?

3. From what cause does Sykes ultimately die in the story entitled "Sweat"?

4. Which character promises to secure a steady job for Pinkie when she expresses the desire to get one?

5. After the femme fatale in "Monkey Junk" falls for a man based on his possession of a particular object, what does he do?

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