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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. The white woman in the company of Isis at the story's end exclaims aloud that Isis is what emotion "itself," before describing her as "Drenched in Light" (83)?
(a) Anger.
(b) Purity.
(c) Envy.
(d) Joy.

2. Which character teases Joe about his philandering wife before being chastised by other men in the story "Spunk"?
(a) Elijah.
(b) Spunk.
(c) Jordan.
(d) Walter.

3. Isis's grandmother allows Isis to go to a hotel with a white couple after they give her how many dollars?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

4. For what position does Jim hire Stella when she asks for a job?
(a) Clerk.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Waitress.
(d) Bartender.

5. In which type of problematic behavior does the white woman at the end of "Drenched in Light" engage?
(a) Marginalization.
(b) Exoticism.
(c) Appropriation.
(d) Compartmentalization.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the final line of the story "The Conversion of Sam" reveal?

2. In the story entitled "The Conversion of Sam," what type of establishment does Jim own with his wife Mattie?

3. What action does Isis take when a member of her family catches her dancing at the carnival?

4. What street does Sam begin to frequent once he falls back into a pattern of compulsive gambling?

5. The opening and closing frames of the story "Magnolia Flower" consist of conversations between which two bodies of water?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss an instance in the collection when Hurston emphasizes the way in which white people exoticize black people.

2. What contrast between the white culture and the black culture does Hurston highlight within the opening of "Black Death"?

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

4. What is the symbolism of the tablecloth featured in the story "Drenched in Light"?

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

6. Discuss the purpose behind Hurston's use of a frame structure to present the story entitled "Magnolia Flower."

7. Describe the end of Bentley's life.

8. 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?

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

10. What does the gate post symbolize within the story entitled "Drenched in Light"?

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