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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Folk Tales, Chapters 7 through 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the younger brother at the end of the story in Chapter 2 do for a living?
(a) Rides in the rodeo.
(b) Cooks.
(c) Plows fields.
(d) Preaches.

2. In Chapter 4, the men tell stories about bosses. What are the bosses like?
(a) Funny.
(b) Nice.
(c) Mean.
(d) Annoying.

3. What happens when Hurston arrives at Pine Mill?
(a) The people elect her as mayor.
(b) Everyone asks her to dance.
(c) She goes to work.
(d) No one asks her to dance.

4. In Chapter 7, someone is teased for not wanting to shoot ________________.
(a) His neighbor.
(b) A gun.
(c) A robber.
(d) A bear.

5. In Chapter 4, what was in the larger box in the tale of two boxes?
(a) Tools.
(b) A dog.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A tent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Another man in Chapter 4 tells a story about a man dipped in a river. What river was the man dipped in?

2. What does Charlie say is the reason for why religions divide?

3. When does a "toe party" really start to get wild?

4. Who does the snail husband go to find in the story of the two snails?

5. Why does Hurston want to go to a new location at the end of Chapter 3?

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