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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Folk Tales, Chapters 1 through 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, who ends the story by interrupting?
(a) Jack.
(b) Kyle.
(c) John.
(d) Kenny.

2. What occasionally happens at a "toe party" when a man is disappointed with his partner?
(a) He screams.
(b) He kisses her.
(c) He runs.
(d) He slaps her.

3. How do young men get to dance at a "toe party"?
(a) They fight.
(b) They sing.
(c) They pay.
(d) They have a dance off.

4. Who drowned in the Johnstown flood?
(a) A black man.
(b) A white woman.
(c) A dog and a cat.
(d) Three children.

5. Where does the person go after dying in the Johnstown flood?
(a) Miami.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Pergatory.
(d) Hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hurston think of the local liquor served at the "toe party"?

2. Why does the person who died in the Johnstown flood say someone is rude?

3. What city does the author cross into at the start of the book?

4. What street does Hurston stay on when she arrives in town?

5. What do the townspeople think about the author's choice of towns?

(see the answer key)

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