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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 says "Big Moose done come down from de mountain"?
(a) Charlie Jones.
(b) Gold.
(c) Hurston.
(d) Jan Beaks.

2. What did God do with the tool to create the earth?
(a) Carved humans.
(b) Cut scraps.
(c) Cut mountains.
(d) Made paper dolls.

3. In what state does the author spend most of her time collecting stories?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Florida.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Maryland.

4. What do the men hear in Chapter 6 on their way to the "jook joint"?
(a) Voices.
(b) Kissing.
(c) Fighting.
(d) An accident.

5. What does "Big Moose done come down from de mountain" mean?
(a) An earthquake is coming.
(b) Death is coming.
(c) Winter is here.
(d) Important things will happen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hurston think of the local liquor served at the "toe party"?

2. How man people arrive at "Mets" house to tell stories the first night?

3. In Chapter 4, where does Hurston initially plan to follow the men to work?

4. Who raced to two packages in Chapter 4?

5. What street does Hurston stay on when she arrives in town?

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