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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Folk Tales, Chapters 4 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Hurston claim that she does not want to do to the reader?
(a) Make them laugh.
(b) Make them cry.
(c) Mislead them.
(d) Scare them.

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

3. How many times is Hurston "sold" at the "toe party"?
(a) Never.
(b) Ten times.
(c) Five times.
(d) One time.

4. In Chapter 4, the men tell stories about bosses. What are the bosses like?
(a) Mean.
(b) Nice.
(c) Annoying.
(d) Funny.

5. What story does Gold tell in Chapter 2?
(a) How the rhino got its horn.
(b) How God created skin color.
(c) Why churches are tall.
(d) How the banker became greedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Babe Hill?

2. Who is the person that is traveling in this book?

3. In Chapter 2, what topic do most of the stories cover?

4. Why is the rude person uninterested in speaking to the person who died in the Johnstown flood?

5. Who says "Big Moose done come down from de mountain"?

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