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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. Shug is short for _____________.
(a) Shorty.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Shrugger.
(d) Shoulder.

2. Why does Hurston develop her initial opinion of the townspeople in Chapter 4?
(a) They offer her a hot meal.
(b) They are on the run from the law.
(c) The spit on her.
(d) They wash her clothes.

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

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

5. What does Hurston say she learns about in Chapter 10?
(a) Local cuisine.
(b) Football.
(c) Children's games.
(d) Boxing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 7, someone is teased for not wanting to shoot ________________.

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

4. Who is Ellis?

5. Who does the snail husband bring back to his snail wife?

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