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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 name of the local young woman Jazzbo's father recommends he date?
(a) Cora.
(b) Isis.
(c) Delia.
(d) Caroline.
2. In the sixth section of the story entitled "The Eatonville Anthology," Daisy Taylor is defined as the town what?
(a) Matchmaker.
(b) Idiot.
(c) Vamp.
(d) Brain.
3. How many single men are said to exist in the town of Eatonville, Florida?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.
4. The narrator states that what part of Delia has paid for everything she has?
(a) Her tears.
(b) Her blood.
(c) Her desire for vengeance.
(d) Her sweat.
5. What is the last name of the protagonist featured in the story entitled "The Back Room"?
(a) Barkman.
(b) Lewis.
(c) Anderson.
(d) Mosely.
Short Answer Questions
1. The story called "Book of Harlem" uses a numbering structure that mimics which text?
2. In the story entitled "Under the Bridge," Luke is 58, while his new wife Vangie is how old?
3. The story entitled "Book of Harlem" is about a migrant seeking to leave which part of the United States?
4. In what kind of object does Sykes usually keep the snake he brings home in "Sweat"?
5. How old is Lilya, the protagonist of the story "The Back Room"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Hurston's message regarding the phenomenon of May-December marriages in the story entitled "Under the Bridge"?
2. In what way does Hurston elicit compassion for Daisy Taylor's plight in the story called "The Eatonville Anthology"?
3. What is the plot of the very brief story entitled "Possum and Pig"?
4. How many entries are included in "The Eatonville Anthology" and in what form is the story presented?
5. What aspect of the ending of the story "Muttsy" does not bode well for Pinkie's future happiness?
6. How does Sykes meet his demise at the end of the story entitled "Sweat"?
7. In what way is foreshadowing associated with the portrait featured in the story "The Back Room"?
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 Ma Turner, according to the story entitled "Muttsy" and other stories?
10. For what reason does Hurston use a Biblical allusion to rename New York City in the story entitled "Book of Harlem"?
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