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

2. What does the younger brother at the end of the story in Chapter 2 do for a living?
(a) Plows fields.
(b) Rides in the rodeo.
(c) Preaches.
(d) Cooks.

3. How many times is Hurston "sold" at the "toe party"?
(a) Never.
(b) Ten times.
(c) One time.
(d) Five times.

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

5. What do people hide behind at a "toe party"?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A door.
(c) A curtain.
(d) A foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does Gold tell in Chapter 2?

2. Shug is short for _____________.

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

4. Why does Hurston want to go to a new location at the end of Chapter 3?

5. What does Hurston think of the local liquor served at the "toe party"?

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