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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. By what percentage does Jim and Mattie's business grow after Stella becomes their employee?
(a) 50.
(b) 25.
(c) 100.
(d) 75.

2. When Stella asks Jim for a job, she says she had arrived the previous day from which state?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Florida.

3. An accident with which object brings an end to Spunk's life?
(a) An arrow.
(b) A saw.
(c) A threshing machine.
(d) A gun.

4. In what way is Alfred related to John?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Father.
(d) Cousin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the discovery of a number of stories focused on urban environments, how many such stories by Zora Neale Hurston were previously thought to exist?

2. What type of tree do John and Magnolia Flower visit out of nostalgia at the end of "Magnolia Flower"?

3. Stella is badly injured during an encounter with what type of vehicle?

4. What is the last name of Isis, the protagonist of the story "Drenched in Light"?

5. What text is used to condemn the actions of the man who used violence to steal a turkey in "The Bone of Contention"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way do Alfred and Matty act as foils to one another within the story "John Redding Goes to Sea"?

2. In what way is the theme of family bonds depicted in the story entitled "John Redding Goes to Sea"?

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

4. Describe the end of Bentley's life.

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

6. What does the young disabled man featured in "A Bit of Harlem" say his teacher had told him about heaven? Why is this comment significant?

7. In what way does the story entitled "A Bit of Harlem" put forth an argument about the need for intersectionality when it comes to the discussion of race?

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

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

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

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