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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 pays the rent at the dwelling where Bertha lives, according to the narrator of "Sweat"?
(a) Bertha.
(b) Joe Clarke.
(c) Sykes.
(d) Delia.

2. What do the men of Eatonville do about the physical abuse that Mr. McDuffy inflicts on his wife each Sunday after church?
(a) They grant her a divorce.
(b) They give him a beating.
(c) They force him to move out of town.
(d) Nothing.

3. What sort of establishment does Ma Turner run?
(a) A theater.
(b) A school.
(c) A boarding house.
(d) A brothel.

4. What action is Pinkie taking when Muttsy slips a diamond ring on her finger?
(a) Fainting.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Crying.
(d) Praying.

5. Which character is the mayor of Eatonville, Florida?
(a) Elijah Mosely.
(b) Joe Clarke.
(c) Walter Thomas.
(d) Sykes Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. The scene in "Sweat" that first depicts the group of men on the porch of Joe Clarke's store takes place in which month?

2. Jazzbo refers to the local woman recommended by his father as "a drink of" what type of "water" (191)?

3. Sykes is adamant that he does not want Delia to work for what kinds of people?

4. The residents of Eatonville make fun of Old Man Anderson because he has never laid eyes on what type of object?

5. What element does the narrator name as the only thing Sykes had brought to his marriage?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What sort of reaction do females of all ages have to Mandolin once he reaches New York City?

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

6. Who is Panic?

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

8. The story entitled "Book of Harlem," not to be confused with the story "The Book of Harlem," focuses on what kind of journey?

9. Who is Bertha and who pays her rent at Ma Turner's boarding house?

10. Who is the protagonist of the story "The Book of Harlem" and what qualities does he exhibit?

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