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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. What is James Mosely's story about?
(a) Two wolves.
(b) Two angels.
(c) Three pigs.
(d) Eight angels.

2. Why does Hurston want to go to a new location at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Better neighborhoods.
(b) Her mother died.
(c) New stories.
(d) Family.

3. In what state does the author spend most of her time collecting stories?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Florida.
(d) Georgia.

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

5. What do the people in town want to know about the author when she arrives in town?
(a) If she has children.
(b) How much she makes.
(c) Her religion.
(d) How long she will be there.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times is Hurston "sold" at the "toe party"?

2. What story does Mathilda Mosley tell in Chapter 2?

3. Shug is short for _____________.

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

5. What does a man tell Hurston some people are only good at doing to groceries?

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