Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick Test | Final Test - Easy

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Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 publicly shames her.
(b) He moves out of town.
(c) He marries her.
(d) He starts a rumor that she is pregnant.

2. In what receptacle does Sykes hide a snake in hopes of killing Delia in the story entitled "Sweat"?
(a) A washtub.
(b) A hamper.
(c) A bucket.
(d) A trash can.

3. 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) John.
(c) Sykes.
(d) Old Man Anderson.

4. In what type of dwelling does Bertha live?
(a) A boarding house.
(b) A hostel.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A brothel.

5. With which married man was Daisy's "most prolonged and serious" (174) affair?
(a) Joe Kanty.
(b) Joe Clarke.
(c) Crooms.
(d) Sykes.

6. The story entitled "Book of Harlem" is about a migrant seeking to leave which part of the United States?
(a) The North.
(b) The South.
(c) The West.
(d) The East.

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

8. 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) In a car.
(d) On a beach.

9. In what kind of object does Sykes usually keep the snake he brings home in "Sweat"?
(a) A cage.
(b) A soap box.
(c) A bucket.
(d) A coffin.

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

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

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

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

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

15. What euphemistic title does Hurston give to New York City in the story entitled "Book of Harlem"?
(a) Sodom.
(b) Gotham.
(c) Gomorrah.
(d) Babylon.

Short Answer Questions

1. The scene in "Sweat" that first depicts the group of men on the porch of Joe Clarke's store takes place in which month?

2. What element does the narrator name as the only thing Sykes had brought to his marriage?

3. What is the last name of the storyteller featured at the center of the story called "'Possum or Pig"?

4. The narrator states that which two characters have been on their own since Artie was nine years old?

5. When Mandolin purposefully undergoes a dramatic change, what name does he take to replace his given name?

(see the answer keys)

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