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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 county does Hurston travel toward in Chapter 4?
(a) Orange.
(b) Brevard.
(c) Polk.
(d) Dade.

2. What caused the Johnstown flood?
(a) Poor government.
(b) Heavy rain.
(c) Damaged levies.
(d) Breaking barrels.

3. Why did the man pull the sheet over his head every night in the story in Chapter 4?
(a) He was afraid of ghosts.
(b) He liked his house dark.
(c) His wife was ugly.
(d) To let sleep in.

4. In Chapter 4, how long does John stay with the animal?
(a) Two days.
(b) Three days.
(c) All night.
(d) A week.

5. What happened to the man in the story in Chapter 4 that was dipped in the river?
(a) "He swam with the fishes."
(b) He was "dunked like a skunk."
(c) "He played the yarn fiddle."
(d) He was "skimmed ugly for six months."

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, who ends the story by interrupting?

2. What is the only part of the body women reveal at a "toe party"?

3. How do the men react to their partners at a "toe party"?

4. In Mathilda Mosley's story, woman asks God for ____________.

5. Why does Hurston go to Pine Mill?

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