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

2. Who is the rude person that the person who died in Johnstown flood encounters?
(a) Henry.
(b) Mary.
(c) Noah.
(d) God.

3. How long does the "toe party" last?
(a) Several hours.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Till 5 a.m.
(d) Till the cops arrive.

4. What story does Mathilda Mosley tell in Chapter 2?
(a) How women take advantage of men.
(b) How zebras got their stripes.
(c) How men take advantage of women.
(d) How lawyers speak to satan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How man people arrive at "Mets" house to tell stories the first night?

2. Who is the person that is traveling in this book?

3. What caused the Johnstown flood?

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

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

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