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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. How man people arrive at "Mets" house to tell stories the first night?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

2. Why does Hurston go to Pine Mill?
(a) To work.
(b) To hear a story.
(c) To meet her mother.
(d) For a dance.

3. Where were the drawers hanging when the second slave was beaten in Chapter 5?
(a) On the missus.
(b) On the line.
(c) On a tree branch.
(d) In the laundry machine.

4. Why did the man in Chapter 2 know he was not meant to be a preacher?
(a) He slept through church.
(b) He ate two chickens instead of four.
(c) He didn't hear his voice in the well.
(d) He did land on the other side of the log.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does Hurston stop in Chapter 4?

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

3. Where does Hurston end up following the men to work in Chapter 4?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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