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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) She is busy watching her family.
(b) He knows all there is to know about floods.
(c) He is busy cleaning harps.
(d) She is too busy

2. What does "Big Moose done come down from de mountain" mean?
(a) Important things will happen.
(b) An earthquake is coming.
(c) Winter is here.
(d) Death is coming.

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

4. Whom does the deceased person speak to after dying in the Johnstown flood?
(a) God.
(b) Henry.
(c) Satan.
(d) St. Peter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What street does Hurston stay on when she arrives in town?

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

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

4. How long does the "toe party" last?

5. Where does the person go after dying in the Johnstown flood?

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