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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. In Mathilda Mosley's story, woman asks God for ____________.
(a) Clothes.
(b) A harp.
(c) Gold.
(d) Keys.

2. Who does the snail husband bring back to his snail wife?
(a) No one.
(b) Her mother.
(c) The ant.
(d) A doctor.

3. How man people arrive at "Mets" house to tell stories the first night?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

4. What is the only part of the body women reveal at a "toe party"?
(a) A toe.
(b) A foot.
(c) A finger.
(d) A tongue.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drowned in the Johnstown flood?

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

3. What county does Hurston travel toward in Chapter 4?

4. According to Mark C. Ford, why did the devil go to heaven?

5. In Chapter 9, what threat does the Quarter Boss make?

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