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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Folk Tales, Chapters 1 through 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "Big Moose done come down from de mountain" mean?
(a) Death is coming.
(b) An earthquake is coming.
(c) Important things will happen.
(d) Winter is here.

2. Which two people does Hurston say supply enough stories for one book?
(a) Suzy and Leo.
(b) George and Jan.
(c) Charlie and George.
(d) Sweet Pea and Linus.

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

4. Whom does the deceased person speak to after dying in the Johnstown flood?
(a) St. Peter.
(b) Satan.
(c) God.
(d) Henry.

5. Who says "Big Moose done come down from de mountain"?
(a) Charlie Jones.
(b) Gold.
(c) Jan Beaks.
(d) Hurston.

Short Answer Questions

1. How man people arrive at "Mets" house to tell stories the first night?

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

3. How do the men react to their partners at a "toe party"?

4. What does Hurston think of the local liquor served at the "toe party"?

5. What occasionally happens at a "toe party" when a man is disappointed with his partner?

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