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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. What is the last name of the storyteller featured at the center of the story called "'Possum or Pig"?
(a) Jones.
(b) Lester.
(c) Clarke.
(d) Horner.

2. What element does the narrator name as the only thing Sykes had brought to his marriage?
(a) His libido.
(b) His fist.
(c) His anger.
(d) His desire to be waited upon.

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

4. The residents of Eatonville make fun of Old Man Anderson because he has never laid eyes on what type of object?
(a) A train.
(b) A radio.
(c) A plane.
(d) A brassiere.

5. To whom does the creature named Tippy belong?
(a) Walter Thomas.
(b) Sykes Jones.
(c) Elijah Mosely.
(d) Old Man Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who pays the rent at the dwelling where Bertha lives, according to the narrator of "Sweat"?

2. What is the last name of Pinkie, the new arrival to Ma Turner's establishment featured in "Muttsy"?

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

4. In the story entitled "Under the Bridge," Luke is 58, while his new wife Vangie is how old?

5. What is the name of the main character featured in the story entitled "Book of Harlem"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. For what reason does Hurston use a Biblical allusion to rename New York City in the story entitled "Book of Harlem"?

5. In what way does Hurston elicit compassion for Daisy Taylor's plight in the story called "The Eatonville Anthology"?

6. What is the plot of the very brief story entitled "Possum and Pig"?

7. The story "Monkey Junk" utilizes diction and language associated with which text?

8. What aspect of Joe Clarke's personal life is discussed only in the story entitled "The Eatonville Anthology"?

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

10. Who is Daisy Taylor?

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