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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. In Chapter 4, what was in the larger box in the tale of two boxes?
(a) A mirror.
(b) Tools.
(c) A dog.
(d) A tent.

2. How to the men react to the new person in town at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) They all dance.
(b) They run away screaming.
(c) They question the person.
(d) Some watch, some leave.

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

4. What did God do with the tool to create the earth?
(a) Cut scraps.
(b) Made paper dolls.
(c) Carved humans.
(d) Cut mountains.

5. Why does Hurston develop her initial opinion of the townspeople in Chapter 4?
(a) They wash her clothes.
(b) They are on the run from the law.
(c) The spit on her.
(d) They offer her a hot meal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hurston want to make sure she studies in Chapter 1 of Hoodoo?

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

3. What are "flutter bys"?

4. Who is invited to a "toe party" in Chapter 1?

5. Who is the first person to introduce himself to Hurston?

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