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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. In Chapter 5, why did the first slave avoid a beating for looking up the drawers?
(a) They were on the line.
(b) They were in the laundry room.
(c) They were on the missus.
(d) They were hanging on a tree.

2. A man tells a story about firing a gun out the doorway. What time of day was it?
(a) Night.
(b) Morning.
(c) dusk.
(d) Afternoon.

3. Who is invited to a "toe party" in Chapter 1?
(a) June.
(b) May.
(c) Ellis.
(d) Hurston.

4. In Chapter 4, who is John?
(a) A banker.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A slave.
(d) A master.

5. What does Hurston think of the local liquor served at the "toe party"?
(a) It tastes great.
(b) It tastes like water.
(c) It is too strong.
(d) It is too weak.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the drawers hanging when the second slave was beaten in Chapter 5?

2. How long does Luke Turner have to live?

3. What was in the smaller box in the tale of two boxes?

4. What did God do in the first six days according to Hurston?

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

(see the answer key)

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