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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hoodoo, Chapters 1 through 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who drowned in the Johnstown flood?
(a) A black man.
(b) Three children.
(c) A dog and a cat.
(d) A white woman.

2. What do people hide behind at a "toe party"?
(a) A door.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A foot.
(d) A curtain.

3. What do Hurston and Luke Turner kill at the swamp?
(a) A bear.
(b) A snake.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A sheep.

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

5. How does Hurston get Luke Tuner to speak about Marie Leveau?
(a) She "picks his noggin."
(b) She "dickers" with him.
(c) She "sweet as sugar" to him.
(d) She "dances the jig" with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hurston believe Luke Turner reacts the way he does to her?

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

3. Why, in Chapter 4, is the men's workday canceled?

4. What does the man in Larkins White's story smother?

5. What do the men hear in Chapter 6 on their way to the "jook joint"?

(see the answer key)

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