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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. How can Spunk's job be described?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Demanding.
(c) Comfortable.
(d) Accomodating.

2. Who lies dead, in Chapter 2?
(a) Elijah.
(b) Walter.
(c) Joe.
(d) Spunk's father.

3. Why is Spunk seen as a hero?
(a) He saved a woman's life.
(b) He has killed several men.
(c) He wears a cape.
(d) He isn't afraid of anything.

4. What do Elijah's friends call him?
(a) Silent Man.
(b) 'Jah.
(c) 'Lige.
(d) The Big Mouth.

5. Who gave Lena the house she lives in?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her ex-husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lena totally reject Joe?

2. What conclusion does the court come to in Chapter 2?

3. What does Joe say he plans to use to hurt Spunk?

4. Who does Lena love more, Joe or Spunk?

5. Where is Spunk cut in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. From what perspective is Chapter 2 told? Why is this important?

2. From whose perspective is Chapter 3 told?

3. What sort of supernatural twist does Hurston give her story?

4. How do others in the town treat Spunk? Why do they treat him this way?

5. What is Spunk's reaction immediately following Joe's death? How is it different from Lena's reaction?

6. Who is the winner of Hurston's story? How so?

7. Do you think there is any competition between Joe and Spunk? Why or why not?

8. Do you feel sorry for Joe? Why or why not?

9. How is the fact that Spunk is not able to use his gun to kill the bobcat ironic?

10. Describe the events leading up to the end of Chapter 1 and the confrontation between Joe and Spunk.

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