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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What town is this story based upon?
(a) Atlanta, Georgia.
(b) Eatonville, Florida.
(c) High Point, North Carolina.
(d) Los Angeles, California.

2. Why does Walter think Spunk is seeing Lena?
(a) Because her husband is timid.
(b) Because she is attracted to him.
(c) Because she is getting old.
(d) Because she has a lot of money.

3. How can Spunk's clothes best be described?
(a) Ragged.
(b) Flashy.
(c) Ill-fitting.
(d) Well-sewn.

4. How can the community where this story takes place be described?
(a) All African-American.
(b) Impoverished.
(c) Gentrified.
(d) Mostly White, with one African-American neighborhood.

5. What is Joe's wife's name?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Amber.
(c) Zora.
(d) Lena.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joe's size compare to Spunk's?

2. How does Spunk act when he has relations with another man's wife?

3. Who is the main gossip in Chapter 1?

4. Who encourages Joe to hurt Spunk?

5. Why do Walter and Elijah feel sorry for Joe?

(see the answer key)

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