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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 long does Hurston plan on staying in town?
(a) Several months.
(b) One month.
(c) A year.
(d) Two weeks.

2. How many people are at the "toe party" when Hurston arrives?
(a) None.
(b) A hundred.
(c) Three.
(d) Several.

3. Why did John go to the field?
(a) His master told him to go.
(b) He was lost.
(c) To tend to his crops.
(d) His student ran away.

4. How long does it take before the snail wife sees her husband again?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Seven months.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Eight months.

5. Why was the second slave beaten for cussing at the master in Joe Wiley's story?
(a) He did it in French.
(b) He hit the master.
(c) He used incorrect grammar.
(d) He did it to his face.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game is going on at the joint in Chapter 9?

2. What happens when Hurston arrives at Pine Mill?

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

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

5. What does the man go to find in Larkins White's story to carry home all of his belongings?

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