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

2. What do the men hear in Chapter 6 on their way to the "jook joint"?
(a) Voices.
(b) Kissing.
(c) Fighting.
(d) An accident.

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

4. Why did John go to the field?
(a) His master told him to go.
(b) To tend to his crops.
(c) His student ran away.
(d) He was lost.

5. In Chapter 4, the men tell stories about bosses. What are the bosses like?
(a) Funny.
(b) Annoying.
(c) Mean.
(d) Nice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shug is short for _____________.

2. How to the men react to the new person in town at the end of Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 4, what does Hurston claim that she does not want to do to the reader?

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

5. What is the only part of the body women reveal at a "toe party"?

(see the answer key)

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