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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What action is Pinkie taking when Muttsy slips a diamond ring on her finger?
(a) Fainting.
(b) Crying.
(c) Praying.
(d) Sleeping.

6. Which character promises to secure a steady job for Pinkie when she expresses the desire to get one?
(a) Elijah Mosely.
(b) Sykes Jones.
(c) Muttsy.
(d) Ma Turner.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. Who pays the rent at the dwelling where Bertha lives, according to the narrator of "Sweat"?
(a) Delia.
(b) Bertha.
(c) Sykes.
(d) Joe Clarke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is the mayor of Eatonville, Florida?

2. To whom does the house belong where the magnificent party in "The Back Room" takes place?

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

4. What element does the narrator name when stating what Delia brought to her marriage?

5. For how many weeks did Artie sulk "in silence" (152) when Luke first got married?

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