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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Folk Tales, Chapters 4 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Mathilda Mosley's story, woman asks God for ____________.
(a) Gold.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Keys.
(d) A harp.

4. In Chapter 4, what does Hurston initially think of the people in the city where she stops?
(a) She hates them.
(b) She trusts them.
(c) She likes them.
(d) She does not trust them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the brother outsmart in John French's story?

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

3. What does Hurston claim the Sheriff will do to the woman who killed five men?

4. How many times is Hurston "sold" at the "toe party"?

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

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