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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 city does the author cross into at the start of the book?
(a) Jacksonville.
(b) Orlando.
(c) Miami.
(d) Eatonville.

2. Whom does Hurston plan to stay with in town?
(a) Her friend.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her brother.

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

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

5. What does Charlie say is the reason for why religions divide?
(a) Water.
(b) Rivers.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Rocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the younger brother at the end of the story in Chapter 2 do for a living?

2. Which two people does Hurston say supply enough stories for one book?

3. In Chapter 3, who tells the first story?

4. Why is the rude person uninterested in speaking to the person who died in the Johnstown flood?

5. How many people are at the "toe party" when Hurston arrives?

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