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

2. Why does the person who died in the Johnstown flood say someone is rude?
(a) They didn't open the gates.
(b) She yelled at him.
(c) They wouldn't send him back.
(d) He doesn't listen to his story.

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

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

5. What caused the Johnstown flood?
(a) Heavy rain.
(b) Poor government.
(c) Damaged levies.
(d) Breaking barrels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the man in Chapter 2 know he was not meant to be a preacher?

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

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

4. What is James Mosely's story about?

5. How do young men get to dance at a "toe party"?

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