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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the drawers hanging when the second slave was beaten in Chapter 5?
(a) On the missus.
(b) On the line.
(c) In the laundry machine.
(d) On a tree branch.

2. Whom does John trick into holding the animal in the field?
(a) A friend.
(b) A student.
(c) A teacher.
(d) His master.

3. In Chapter 4, how long does John stay with the animal?
(a) All night.
(b) A week.
(c) Two days.
(d) Three days.

4. What does a man tell Hurston some people are only good at doing to groceries?
(a) Murdering.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Buying.
(d) Dropping.

5. Another man in Chapter 4 tells a story about a man dipped in a river. What river was the man dipped in?
(a) Mississippi River.
(b) Salty River.
(c) Erie River.
(d) Hudson River.

6. What part of the animal did John grab a hold of in Chapter 4?
(a) The mane.
(b) The tail.
(c) The ear.
(d) The paw.

7. Why are the people at Pine Mill afraid of Hurston?
(a) Her gun.
(b) Her loud voice.
(c) Her car.
(d) Her clothes.

8. What occasionally happens at a "toe party" when a man is disappointed with his partner?
(a) He runs.
(b) He kisses her.
(c) He screams.
(d) He slaps her.

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

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

11. Whom does Hurston plan to stay with in town?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her friend.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her sister.

12. Why does Hurston travel to town?
(a) To raise her family.
(b) To find a man.
(c) To find work.
(d) To hear folktales.

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, who tells the first story?

2. Where does Hurston end up following the men to work in Chapter 4?

3. Why was the first slave not punished for cussing out the master in Chapter 5?

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

5. Who is invited to a "toe party" in Chapter 1?

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