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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. The barber calls Rayber what name __________.
(a) Idiot.
(b) Mother Hubbard.
(c) White Supremacist.
(d) Segregationist.

2. “The Barber” takes place in which town?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Millerville.
(c) Savannah.
(d) Dilton.

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

4. What major political movement is coming up in “The Barber”?
(a) A senate vote.
(b) Invocation of new supreme court justices.
(c) A presidential election.
(d) A gubernatorial election.

5. Who is Madam Zoleeda?
(a) The woman who owns the local saloon.
(b) Ruby's best friend.
(c) Rufus’s prostitute.
(d) The palmist on highway 87.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hazel Motes follow down the street?

2. What is in Ruby’s sack?

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

4. Ruby’s physical shape is compared to a ________?

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

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