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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 are the men doing at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Playing cards.

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

3. In Chapter 3, who tells the first story?
(a) Gold.
(b) Mathilda.
(c) Julius.
(d) John.

4. How many people are at the "toe party" when Hurston arrives?
(a) None.
(b) A hundred.
(c) Several.
(d) Three.

5. How many times is Hurston "sold" at the "toe party"?
(a) Never.
(b) Five times.
(c) Ten times.
(d) One time.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what threat does the Quarter Boss make?

2. Why did the man pull the sheet over his head every night in the story in Chapter 4?

3. What happens in Larkins White's story when the gun explodes?

4. Who drowned in the Johnstown flood?

5. What city does the author cross into at the start of the book?

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