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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 49 - 89).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Lazarus have his altercation with J.C. Stokes?
(a) Outside Lazarus's house.
(b) The doctor's office.
(c) The bank.
(d) The IGA.

2. Who flanks the music star into the building amid the cheering crowd, which Ed witnesses?
(a) One man in a dark suit.
(b) Two women with long legs.
(c) No one.
(d) The music star's best friend.

3. Why is Ed in the new city in the story When We All Get to Heaven?
(a) For the National Baptist Convention.
(b) For the Comicon Convention.
(c) For the World Barbecue Championship.
(d) For the National Beekeeper Convention.

4. Who calls Lazarus at the very end of Ain't No Sunshine?
(a) Aunt Fannie.
(b) Aunt Frannie.
(c) Aunt Minne.
(d) Aunt Tensy.

5. What dish did Howard Hughes Senior particularly like?
(a) Home-made ice cream.
(b) Friend steak.
(c) Beans cooked with ham hocks.
(d) Tomato soup.

Short Answer Questions

1. What career does the narrator of The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks leave in order to become a chef?

2. Where was Inez Cross Pickett born?

3. What is the narrator doing with his mother when she first tells him about Howard Hughes's visit to Tim's Creek?

4. Who is Lazarus's exasperating aunt?

5. What do most people called Lazarus?

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