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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. "Monkey Junk" contains language and phrases associated with what text?
(a) The Koran.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The dictionary.
(d) The telephone book.

2. The story entitled "Book of Harlem" is about a migrant seeking to leave which part of the United States?
(a) The East.
(b) The North.
(c) The West.
(d) The South.

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

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

5. In which season does the story entitled "Sweat" begin?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which object does the femme fatale at the center of the story "Monkey Junk" become enamored?

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

3. What is the name of the local young woman Jazzbo's father recommends he date?

4. The narrator of "The Eatonville Anthology" states that Tippy has been sentenced to die a total of how many times?

5. Jazzbo's father expresses dismay at his son's desire to seek a wife in which location?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is foreshadowing associated with the portrait featured in the story "The Back Room"?

2. Who offers to secure a job for Pinkie, and what is the outcome of that offer?

3. How does Sykes meet his demise at the end of the story entitled "Sweat"?

4. What is the significance of the title Hurston gave to the story called "Sweat"?

5. Who is Panic?

6. Who is Ma Turner, according to the story entitled "Muttsy" and other stories?

7. Which object within the story "The Back Room" serves as a symbol of fading youth and beauty?

8. What is ironic about the act Muttsy takes in order to express his intention to marry Pinkie?

9. How does Muttsy make his living in the story named after him in Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick?

10. Who is Daisy Taylor?

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