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

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

3. In Chapter 9, what threat does the Quarter Boss make?
(a) He will throw troublemakers in jail.
(b) He will leave leave town.
(c) He will fine everyone in the town.
(d) He will thrash anyone who talks back to him.

4. In Chapter 4, what was in the larger box in the tale of two boxes?
(a) A dog.
(b) Tools.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A tent.

5. Floyd Thomas says God has the right to ______________.
(a) Be joyful.
(b) Eat good food.
(c) Change his mind.
(d) Dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does John trick into holding the animal in the field?

2. What falls off the branch and dies instantly in Larkins White's story?

3. What does a man tell Hurston some people are only good at doing to groceries?

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

5. What dong does Hurston sing at the Pine Mill?

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