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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. Why does Marie Leveau plan a feast on St. John's Eve?
(a) Everyone has a feast that night.
(b) It is her birthday.
(c) Her mother told her to do it.
(d) Partially because she is Catholic and partially because of Hoodoo.

2. Who does the snail husband bring back to his snail wife?
(a) A doctor.
(b) The ant.
(c) Her mother.
(d) No one.

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

4. In Chapter 2, what topic do most of the stories cover?
(a) Animals.
(b) Politics.
(c) Church.
(d) Monsters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the person go after dying in the Johnstown flood?

2. According to Mark C. Ford, why did the devil go to heaven?

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

4. In Chapter 9, what threat does the Quarter Boss make?

5. In what state does the author spend most of her time collecting stories?

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