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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. What story does Gold tell in Chapter 2?
(a) How God created skin color.
(b) Why churches are tall.
(c) How the banker became greedy.
(d) How the rhino got its horn.

2. What is the man waiting for at the end of Larkins White's story?
(a) His friend to pick him up.
(b) The traces to dry.
(c) The horse to wake up.
(d) The traces to melt.

3. How many loads of ammunition are in the gun in Larkins White's story?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

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

5. In Chapter 4, how long does John stay with the animal?
(a) Three days.
(b) Two days.
(c) All night.
(d) A week.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what topic do most of the stories cover?

2. What does Quarter Boss do in Chapter 9?

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

4. What happens when Hurston arrives at Pine Mill?

5. How man people arrive at "Mets" house to tell stories the first night?

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