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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. What is Joe Wiley's story about in chapter 5?
(a) A farm.
(b) A hitchhiker.
(c) Two slaves.
(d) Two thieves.

2. Mr. Pitts teases Hurston in a ____________ voice.
(a) Gremlin.
(b) Alto.
(c) French.
(d) Falsetto.

3. What does Hurston say she learns about in Chapter 10?
(a) Boxing.
(b) Children's games.
(c) Local cuisine.
(d) Football.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Big Sweet?

2. What do the men hear in Chapter 6 on their way to the "jook joint"?

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

4. Mark C. Ford compares the dolphin to _________________.

5. What caused the Johnstown flood?

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