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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what object does Sykes scare his wife Delia in the opening passages of the story entitled "Sweat"?
(a) A sock.
(b) A spider.
(c) A bullwhip.
(d) A knife.

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

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

5. How many numbered entries are contained within the story entitled "The Eatonville Anthology"?
(a) 14.
(b) 21.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

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

7. What role does Jazzbo play within the narrative of the story "The Book of Harlem"?
(a) Protagonist.
(b) Antagonist.
(c) Muse.
(d) Chorus member.

8. The narrator states that which two characters have been on their own since Artie was nine years old?
(a) Artie and John.
(b) Artie and Elijah.
(c) Artie and Joe.
(d) Artie and Luke.

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

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

11. Which character is the mayor of Eatonville, Florida?
(a) Joe Clarke.
(b) Sykes Jones.
(c) Walter Thomas.
(d) Elijah Mosely.

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

13. How old is the character named Artie in the story called "Under the Bridge"?
(a) 78.
(b) 45.
(c) 22.
(d) 54.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what location does the story entitled "Muttsy" take place?

2. The story called "Book of Harlem" uses a numbering structure that mimics which text?

3. "Monkey Junk" contains language and phrases associated with what text?

4. In what type of dwelling does Bertha live?

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

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