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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. What is James Mosely's story about?
(a) Two wolves.
(b) Two angels.
(c) Three pigs.
(d) Eight angels.

2. Who is Ellis?
(a) Hurston's friend's husband.
(b) A baker.
(c) A priest.
(d) The sheriff.

3. What city does the author cross into at the start of the book?
(a) Jacksonville.
(b) Miami.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Eatonville.

4. Where does Hurston end up following the men to work in Chapter 4?
(a) The beach.
(b) The swamp.
(c) The mall.
(d) The mill.

5. What does a man tell Hurston some people are only good at doing to groceries?
(a) Murdering.
(b) Buying.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Dropping.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Hurston plan to stay with in town?

2. Why are the people at Pine Mill afraid of Hurston?

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

4. In Chapter 4, who is John?

5. Why was the first slave not punished for cussing out the master in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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