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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 happened to the man in the story in Chapter 4 that was dipped in the river?
(a) "He played the yarn fiddle."
(b) He was "dunked like a skunk."
(c) "He swam with the fishes."
(d) He was "skimmed ugly for six months."

2. Why does Hurston travel to town?
(a) To hear folktales.
(b) To find a man.
(c) To find work.
(d) To raise her family.

3. Why was the second slave beaten for cussing at the master in Joe Wiley's story?
(a) He did it to his face.
(b) He used incorrect grammar.
(c) He hit the master.
(d) He did it in French.

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

5. Whom does John trick into holding the animal in the field?
(a) A friend.
(b) A student.
(c) A teacher.
(d) His master.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the boss dock the workers' pay after the boiler explosion?

2. What do the people in town want to know about the author when she arrives in town?

3. How long does the "toe party" last?

4. What does the younger brother at the end of the story in Chapter 2 do for a living?

5. What story does Mathilda Mosley tell in Chapter 2?

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