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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 stories do the men tell on the way to work in Chapter 4?
(a) About ugly people.
(b) About pretty people.
(c) About working in an office.
(d) About birds.

2. What sign does Hurston see in Chapter 4 that intrigues her?
(a) Everglades Gator Tours.
(b) Historic Folktale Museum.
(c) Everglades Cypress Lumber Company.
(d) Jack Hammer Cypress Camps.

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

4. Why did the boss dock the workers' pay after the boiler explosion?
(a) They were up in the air.
(b) They caused the explosion.
(c) The money burned in the fire.
(d) The mill closed.

5. In Chapter 3, who tells the first story?
(a) Mathilda.
(b) Julius.
(c) John.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Hurston travel to town?

3. What does Hurston believe must occur before justice is reached?

4. What story does Gold tell in Chapter 2?

5. In Chapter 4, the men tell stories about bosses. What are the bosses like?

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