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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Artificial Nigger.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mr. Head live with?
(a) Nelson, his brother.
(b) Nelson, his father.
(c) Nelson, his son.
(d) Nelson, his grandson.

2. How old is the boy in “The River”?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) An infant.
(d) 4.

3. What does Hazel Motes purchase from the baker?
(a) Dough.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Bread.
(d) A potato peeler.

4. What has been Mrs. Willerton’s job for over 50 years?
(a) To do the dishes.
(b) To hang the laundry.
(c) To sweep the kitchen.
(d) To crumb the table after a meal.

5. What does Mrs. Willerton consider herself?
(a) An artist.
(b) A writer.
(c) A poet.
(d) A musician.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children are traveling with the grandmother and her son in “A Good Man is Hard to Find”?

2. What are the red-haired girl and the blind man doing in “The Peeler”?

3. Why doesn’t the grandmother in “A Good Man is Hard to Find” want to drive through Georgia?

4. What do Mr. Head and his grandson forget on the train?

5. What is the profession of Mrs. Willerton’s main character Lot Motum?

(see the answer key)

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