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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hoodoo, Chapters 1 through 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the deceased person speak to after dying in the Johnstown flood?
(a) Henry.
(b) Satan.
(c) God.
(d) St. Peter.

2. 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 played the yarn fiddle."
(c) He was "dunked like a skunk."
(d) He was "skimmed ugly for six months."

3. What does the man in Larkins White's story smother?
(a) His children with kisses.
(b) Partridges.
(c) His steak with gravy.
(d) His mother.

4. Why does Hurston travel to town?
(a) To hear folktales.
(b) To raise her family.
(c) To find work.
(d) To find a man.

5. What game is going on at the joint in Chapter 9?
(a) Scrabble.
(b) Poker.
(c) Cards.
(d) Lotto.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Hurston claim that she does not want to do to the reader?

2. What does Hurston claim the Sheriff will do to the woman who killed five men?

3. What does Marie Leveau tell Luke Turner to build to wait for power?

4. What tile does Hurston receive after her initiation with Reverend Father Joe Watson?

5. What fact does Hurston learn about Marie Leveau's parents?

(see the answer key)

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