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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. Where does the person go after dying in the Johnstown flood?
(a) Miami.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Pergatory.
(d) Hell.

2. Why did the slave refuse to shoot his master's gun in Chapter 7?
(a) He was afraid he would hurt the bear.
(b) His master told him not to do it.
(c) He didn't believe in violence.
(d) He didn't want to ruin the gun.

3. When does a "toe party" really start to get wild?
(a) When the band starts playing.
(b) At 9 p.m.
(c) When the people from Eatonville arrive.
(d) After appetizers.

4. In Chapter 4, where does Hurston initially plan to follow the men to work?
(a) The swamp.
(b) The mill.
(c) The mall.
(d) The beach.

5. Why was the first slave not punished for cussing out the master in Chapter 5?
(a) He did it in Spanish.
(b) He did it in English.
(c) He used proper grammar.
(d) He didn't do it to his face.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the bullet remain in the story about firing a gun out the doorway?

2. What does Mark C. Ford ask Hurston about a dolphin's tail?

3. In what state does the author spend most of her time collecting stories?

4. What is the man waiting for at the end of Larkins White's story?

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

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