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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. What is the fight that breaks out in Chapter 2 about?
(a) Skin color.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Politics.
(d) Money.

2. Why does the person who died in the Johnstown flood say someone is rude?
(a) They didn't open the gates.
(b) He doesn't listen to his story.
(c) They wouldn't send him back.
(d) She yelled at him.

3. In Chapter 3, who tells the first story?
(a) Gold.
(b) John.
(c) Julius.
(d) Mathilda.

4. How does Hurston become accepted by people in Chapter 4?
(a) Tells them she is a bootlegger.
(b) Sells them some gin.
(c) Preaches to them.
(d) Gives them a ride in her car.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did the man in Chapter 2 know he was not meant to be a preacher?

3. Why can't John let the animal he finds in the field go?

4. What story does Mathilda Mosley tell in Chapter 2?

5. What does Charlie say is the reason for why religions divide?

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