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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 did the traces connecting the mule to the wagon stretch in Larkins White's story?
(a) Heat.
(b) Rain.
(c) Ice.
(d) Over-use.

2. What does Quarter Boss do in Chapter 9?
(a) Breaks up a fight.
(b) Makes drinks.
(c) Eats 25 steaks.
(d) Dances with Hurston.

3. What was in the smaller box in the tale of two boxes?
(a) A wallet.
(b) A hammer and nail.
(c) A pen and paper.
(d) A cake.

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

5. The man in Larkins White's story sees _______________.
(a) Dogs, cats, and a bear.
(b) Turkey, deer, ducks and partridges.
(c) Turkey, ducks and frogs.
(d) Lions, tigers and bears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the younger brother at the end of the story in Chapter 2 do for a living?

2. What are the men doing at the start of Chapter 6?

3. How do young men get to dance at a "toe party"?

4. Why did the slave refuse to shoot his master's gun in Chapter 7?

5. Whom does the deceased person speak to after dying in the Johnstown flood?

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