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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, who is John?
(a) A master.
(b) A banker.
(c) A slave.
(d) A teacher.

2. Mr. Pitts teases Hurston in a ____________ voice.
(a) Alto.
(b) French.
(c) Gremlin.
(d) Falsetto.

3. Why, in Chapter 4, is the men's workday canceled?
(a) The foreman is ill.
(b) The rain.
(c) The snow.
(d) It's a holiday.

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

5. How long does Hurston plan on staying in town?
(a) Several months.
(b) One month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) A year.

6. What county does Hurston travel toward in Chapter 4?
(a) Orange.
(b) Brevard.
(c) Dade.
(d) Polk.

7. Why does Hurston go to Pine Mill?
(a) To hear a story.
(b) For a dance.
(c) To work.
(d) To meet her mother.

8. What street does Hurston stay on when she arrives in town?
(a) Front Street.
(b) Cycle Lane.
(c) Abbey Leaf Lane.
(d) Back Street.

9. In Chapter 4, what does Hurston claim that she does not want to do to the reader?
(a) Make them laugh.
(b) Scare them.
(c) Make them cry.
(d) Mislead them.

10. Who is the person that is traveling in this book?
(a) Hurston.
(b) Jake.
(c) Mule boy.
(d) Gold.

11. Why does Hurston want to go to a new location at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Her mother died.
(b) Better neighborhoods.
(c) New stories.
(d) Family.

12. Why does the person who died in the Johnstown flood say someone is rude?
(a) He doesn't listen to his story.
(b) They wouldn't send him back.
(c) She yelled at him.
(d) They didn't open the gates.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two people does Hurston say supply enough stories for one book?

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

3. What stories do the men tell on the way to work in Chapter 4?

4. Why did the boss dock the workers' pay after the boiler explosion?

5. In Chapter 4, where does Hurston initially plan to follow the men to work?

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