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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mr. Bronner, in relation to Sam within the story "The Conversion of Sam"?
(a) His godfather.
(b) His tutor.
(c) His boss.
(d) His teacher.

2. The overwrought expression of which emotion causes Bentley's death, according to the narrator?
(a) Despair.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Rage.
(d) Envy.

3. The narrator reveals that the people in Sam's community view him as a what?
(a) A psychologist.
(b) A fool.
(c) A comedian.
(d) A gossip.

4. What sort of the malady does the boy at the center of the story "A Bit of Harlem" have?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Scurvy.
(c) A hunchback.
(d) Asthma.

5. John agrees to help save what type of structure in the face of an approaching storm?
(a) A bridge.
(b) A water tower.
(c) A train platform.
(d) A bus depot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the end of the story "Magnolia Flower," it is stated that John and Magnolia Flower had gotten married how many years before?

2. Stella and Sam get married in which month of the year?

3. What objects does John like to place in the water near his home in order to pretend he is following them?

4. What is the name of the woman whom Beau impregnates in the story entitled "Black Death"?

5. What adjective does Isis's grandmother apply to Isis while warning her to stop sitting atop the gate post?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the significance of the final passages included within the story "John Redding Goes to Sea."

2. What is the main setting of the story "The Bone of Contention" and for what reason is the same setting represented within the story "Spunk" and others?

3. According to Genevieve West, what conclusion did scholars come to regarding the story "Muttsy," prior to the discovery of the eight other stories contained within the collection Hitting a Straight a Lick With a Crooked Stick?

4. Discuss the significane of the final line of the story entitled "The Conversion of Sam."

5. For what reason does John leave the house during a storm in the story entitled "John Redding Goes to Sea"?

6. In what way does Hurston depict the difference between the two generations depicted in "Magnolia Flower"?

7. With which literary movement is Zora Neale Hurston most closely associated and why?

8. Who is Beau Diddely?

9. In what way is gambling shown to negatively impact families within the story entitled "The Conversion of Sam"?

10. Describe the end of Bentley's life.

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