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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 does Mark C. Ford ask Hurston about a dolphin's tail?
(a) If she has touched one.
(b) If she has skinned one.
(c) If she knows it's crosswise.
(d) If she has eaten one.

2. What are the men doing at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) Singing.

3. What does Hurston say she learns about in Chapter 10?
(a) Boxing.
(b) Children's games.
(c) Football.
(d) Local cuisine.

4. "Flutter bys" later become known as ____________.
(a) Hail.
(b) Butterflies.
(c) Hummingbirds.
(d) Snowflakes.

5. What happens to someone if found in possession of a drink at the joint?
(a) They are beaten.
(b) They have to make a public apology.
(c) They might go to jail.
(d) They have to leave.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do people hide behind at a "toe party"?

3. Who is the rude person that the person who died in Johnstown flood encounters?

4. Who raced to two packages in Chapter 4?

5. Why does Hurston go to Pine Mill?

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