Quiz on 'The Conjure Man Dies' Excerpt

What is the setting of the excerpt from 'The Conjure Man Dies'?

• Harlem's Seventh Avenue

• Battery Park

• Bronx

• Lenox Avenue

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

What season is described in the excerpt?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Autumn

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

How does the author describe the night in Harlem?

• Consistently cold and unwelcoming

• Warm and friendly throughout

• Relenting and growing warmer in some areas

• Bright and cheerful everywhere

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

What street is described as cold, still, and narrowly forbidding?

• 130th Street

• Lenox Avenue

• Seventh Avenue

• Battery Park

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.4A

What is the description of the basement of the house?

• Brightly lit

• Dimly lit

• Completely dark

• Colorful

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.W.8.3D

What was the name on the shingle that the agitated one pointed to?

• John Smith

• John Archer, M.D.

• Dr. Frimbo

• Dr. Brown

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

What was hanging from the ceiling in the room?

• A chandelier

• A fan

• A chain with a strange light

• A painting

What was the condition of the patient according to the doctor?

• Fully conscious

• Asleep

• Still warm but gone

• Awake and alert

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is Dr. Archer's initial impression of the room where Frimbo is found?

• Brightly lit and cheerful

• Almost entirely in darkness

• Cluttered and messy

• Spacious and well-organized

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

What unusual feature does Dr. Archer discover on Frimbo's body?

• A strange tattoo

• A missing limb

• Blood in his hair

• An unusual birthmark