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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Folk Tales, Chapters 7 through 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Mathilda Mosley's story, woman asks God for ____________.
(a) Clothes.
(b) Gold.
(c) Keys.
(d) A harp.

2. What falls off the branch and dies instantly in Larkins White's story?
(a) Rats.
(b) Turkeys.
(c) Owls.
(d) Leaves.

3. Why are the people at Pine Mill afraid of Hurston?
(a) Her car.
(b) Her loud voice.
(c) Her gun.
(d) Her clothes.

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

5. Who does the snail husband bring back to his snail wife?
(a) Her mother.
(b) A doctor.
(c) The ant.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many times is Hurston "sold" at the "toe party"?

3. A man tells a story about firing a gun out the doorway. What time of day was it?

4. Why does Hurston travel to town?

5. Who drowned in the Johnstown flood?

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