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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. Why is the rude person uninterested in speaking to the person who died in the Johnstown flood?
(a) He is busy cleaning harps.
(b) She is too busy
(c) She is busy watching her family.
(d) He knows all there is to know about floods.

2. How many times is Hurston "sold" at the "toe party"?
(a) Five times.
(b) Ten times.
(c) Never.
(d) One time.

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

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

5. Who is the person that is traveling in this book?
(a) Gold.
(b) Mule boy.
(c) Jake.
(d) Hurston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is invited to a "toe party" in Chapter 1?

2. What is the fight that breaks out in Chapter 2 about?

3. In Chapter 2, what is the occupation of the older brother in the story?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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