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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. What does Hurston claim the Sheriff will do to the woman who killed five men?
(a) Arrest her.
(b) Reward her.
(c) Shoot her.
(d) Scold her.

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

3. What happened to the man in the story in Chapter 4 that was dipped in the river?
(a) "He played the yarn fiddle."
(b) He was "skimmed ugly for six months."
(c) He was "dunked like a skunk."
(d) "He swam with the fishes."

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

5. Chapter 9 begins in _____________.
(a) A rock joint.
(b) A juke joint.
(c) A jazz joint.
(d) A flute joint.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Big Sweet?

2. Why are the people at Pine Mill afraid of Hurston?

3. John discovers _____________ stealing from the field.

4. Floyd Thomas says God has the right to ______________.

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

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