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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Hurston in Chapter 7?

2. What happens to Hurston in Chapter 9?

3. What tool did God use to make the world according to Floyd Thomas?

4. In the story about firing the gun out the doorway, what is the cause of the strange noise?

5. What does it mean if a murder victim is buried sitting up?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hurston describe the creation of the world in Chapter 1?

2. Explain how "butterflies" came to be according to Floyd Thomas.

3. What is the purpose of "big women" and "lil' women"?

4. Who saves Hurston from the fight at the wedding and how?

5. Who is Anatol Pierre? Describe some of Hurston's experiences with this man.

6. Why do people say "unh-hunh" ?

7. Describe the law over alcohol Hurston describes in Chapter 9. How is alcohol made?

8. Where does the slave get the name Big Sixteen from? What does he appear as today?

9. Describe the spell Luke Turner casts to drive a man out of town? What did his customer want him to do originally, and why did she change her mind?

10. Compare and contrast Everglades Cypress Lumber Company to the housing in Pierce.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Hurston's purpose in writing this book? Did she achieve this purpose? What does the reader learn from this book?

Essay Topic 2

How does the depression affect the lives of the people Hurston meets? How does it affect their interaction with Hurston?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the song John Henry? Analyze one verse from the song and explain how it relates to black history.

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