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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 do the townspeople think about the author's choice of towns?
(a) They think Orlando would be better.
(b) They are indifferent.
(c) They wish she would leave.
(d) They think she came to the right place.

2. Why does Hurston want to go to a new location at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Her mother died.
(b) Better neighborhoods.
(c) New stories.
(d) Family.

3. Another man in Chapter 4 tells a story about a man dipped in a river. What river was the man dipped in?
(a) Hudson River.
(b) Erie River.
(c) Salty River.
(d) Mississippi River.

4. Where does the person go after dying in the Johnstown flood?
(a) Pergatory.
(b) Miami.
(c) Hell.
(d) Heaven.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the Johnstown flood?

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

3. How do the men react to their partners at a "toe party"?

4. Why, in Chapter 4, is the men's workday canceled?

5. How long does Hurston plan on staying in town?

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