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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Stroke of Good Fortune.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Madam Zoleeda tell Ruby?
(a) That Rufus is “good for nothin”.
(b) That she is sick.
(c) That Ruby owes her money.
(d) That she doesn’t like collard greens.

2. Who dose Hazel accompany to the dining car?
(a) A woman whom he has been flirting with.
(b) His mother.
(c) The porter.
(d) Mrs. Hosen.

3. What are the red-haired girl and the blind man doing in “The Peeler”?
(a) Holding hands an observing passersby.
(b) Heckling people.
(c) Handing out religious pamphlets.
(d) Selling bread loaves.

4. What is in Ruby’s sack?
(a) Shrimp and grits.
(b) Four cans of beans.
(c) Her Bible.
(d) Spinach.

5. In “The Peeler”, what is the yellow-haired boy’s name?
(a) Old Gabriel.
(b) Enoch Emery.
(c) Hazel Motes.
(d) He isn’t given a name.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Hazel Wickers expecting to sleep on the train?

2. “The Barber” takes place in which town?

3. Who does Hazel Motes follow down the street?

4. What major political movement is coming up in “The Barber”?

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

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