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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. John agrees to help save what type of structure in the face of an approaching storm?
2. What is the name of the woman whom Beau impregnates in the story entitled "Black Death"?
3. Who orders Isis to get down from the gate post and rake the yard?
4. What object belonging to her grandmother does Isis use as a festive outfit for dancing at the carnival?
5. Which group holds a carnival attended by Isis in the story "Drenched in Light"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the purpose behind Hurston's use of a frame structure to present the story entitled "Magnolia Flower."
2. 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?
3. In what way is Hurston a bit of an anomaly within the literary movement with which she is associated?
4. Who is Beau Diddely?
5. Describe the way in which the definition of courage is called into question within the story "Spunk."
6. Describe the end of Bentley's life.
7. According to Genevieve West, what conclusion did scholars come to regarding the story "Muttsy," prior to the discovery of the eight other stories contained within the collection Hitting a Straight a Lick With a Crooked Stick?
8. In what way is gambling shown to negatively impact families within the story entitled "The Conversion of Sam"?
9. 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?
10. What does the gate post symbolize within the story entitled "Drenched in Light"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose an object from Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick, such as the gold watch charm, the tablecloth, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.
Essay Topic 2
Explicate the theme of courage within Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick. What is Hurston’s message regarding courage and how do you know?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Hurston’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick.
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