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

2. Floyd Thomas says God has the right to ______________.
(a) Change his mind.
(b) Eat good food.
(c) Dance.
(d) Be joyful.

3. Who is the rude person that the person who died in Johnstown flood encounters?
(a) Henry.
(b) Mary.
(c) Noah.
(d) God.

4. Who says "Big Moose done come down from de mountain"?
(a) Charlie Jones.
(b) Gold.
(c) Hurston.
(d) Jan Beaks.

5. How long does Luke Turner have to live?
(a) Sixty-six months.
(b) One year and thirty days.
(c) One year and seventy-nine days.
(d) Twenty-nine years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Another man in Chapter 4 tells a story about a man dipped in a river. What river was the man dipped in?

2. In Chapter 4, what does Hurston initially think of the people in the city where she stops?

3. What is the only part of the body women reveal at a "toe party"?

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

5. What is the fight that breaks out in Chapter 2 about?

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