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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. Who is the rude person that the person who died in Johnstown flood encounters?
(a) Noah.
(b) God.
(c) Mary.
(d) Henry.

2. How do the men react to their partners at a "toe party"?
(a) Everyone is happy.
(b) Some are disappointed.
(c) Men never see their partners, only their knees.
(d) No one is happy.

3. How does Hurston become accepted by people in Chapter 4?
(a) Gives them a ride in her car.
(b) Tells them she is a bootlegger.
(c) Preaches to them.
(d) Sells them some gin.

4. In the story about firing the gun out the doorway, what is the cause of the strange noise?
(a) A ghost.
(b) The bullet.
(c) A hen.
(d) The gun.

5. What does Hurston believe must occur before justice is reached?
(a) A quota.
(b) A crime.
(c) A sermon.
(d) A trial.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what city does Hurston stop in Chapter 4?

3. What does Quarter Boss do in Chapter 9?

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

5. Whom does the brother outsmart in John French's story?

(see the answer key)

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