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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. Why did the man pull the sheet over his head every night in the story in Chapter 4?
(a) He was afraid of ghosts.
(b) He liked his house dark.
(c) His wife was ugly.
(d) To let sleep in.

2. Why was the second slave beaten for cussing at the master in Joe Wiley's story?
(a) He did it to his face.
(b) He did it in French.
(c) He hit the master.
(d) He used incorrect grammar.

3. How to the men react to the new person in town at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) They question the person.
(b) They run away screaming.
(c) Some watch, some leave.
(d) They all dance.

4. What do the townspeople think about the author's choice of towns?
(a) They think she came to the right place.
(b) They are indifferent.
(c) They wish she would leave.
(d) They think Orlando would be better.

5. What does Hurston claim the Sheriff will do to the woman who killed five men?
(a) Shoot her.
(b) Arrest her.
(c) Reward her.
(d) Scold her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game is going on at the joint in Chapter 9?

2. What do the men hear in Chapter 6 on their way to the "jook joint"?

3. What are "flutter bys"?

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

5. John discovers _____________ stealing from the field.

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