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The American Tradition in Literature, Volume 1 Book Cover
The American Tradition in Literature, Volume 1, 10/e
George Perkins, Eastern Michigan University
Barbara Perkins, University of Toledo-Toledo

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

During the Harlem riots, Simple broke out the white man's window because the store
A)was a front for dope
B)owed him money
C)had items he wanted to steal
D)wasn't his
2

The ironic mood suggested by "Dixie" to the voice of "Song for a Dark Girl" is
A)sardonic humor
B)rebellious anger
C)joyous hope
D)despondent grief
3

Simple claims it is "a man's prerogative to just set and
A)drink
B)pray
C)think
D)take stock
4

If anyone were to write the history of Simple, he claims, "they" would start with
A)Zarita's story
B)his feet
C)the Harlem riots
D)the bartender
5

Simple claims that, after he got married, a cold bottle was almost as good as a
A)hot woman
B)starched shirt
C)shot of whiskey
D)warm bed








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