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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. Who drowned in the Johnstown flood?
(a) A black man.
(b) Three children.
(c) A white woman.
(d) A dog and a cat.

2. What occasionally happens at a "toe party" when a man is disappointed with his partner?
(a) He screams.
(b) He kisses her.
(c) He slaps her.
(d) He runs.

3. Whom does the brother outsmart in John French's story?
(a) His brother.
(b) The devil.
(c) His father.
(d) His wife.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Whom does John trick into holding the animal in the field?

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

5. How does Mr. Pitts plan to demonstrate his feelings towards Hurston?

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