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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 1 of Hoodoo, what does Hurston realize?
(a) She is getting old.
(b) Winter is coming.
(c) She is broke.
(d) There is a limit to her resources.

2. Whom does John trick into holding the animal in the field?
(a) A friend.
(b) A student.
(c) A teacher.
(d) His master.

3. Why was the first slave not punished for cussing out the master in Chapter 5?
(a) He did it in English.
(b) He didn't do it to his face.
(c) He used proper grammar.
(d) He did it in Spanish.

4. Who is the first person to introduce himself to Hurston?
(a) Mr. Piefer.
(b) Mr. Pitts.
(c) Mr. Clean.
(d) Mr. Spock.

5. According to Floyd Thomas, why did God make the world?
(a) Adam needed some friends.
(b) God needed entertaining.
(c) The flowers were lonely.
(d) God was lonely.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does it mean if a murder victim is buried sitting up?

2. What dong does Hurston sing at the Pine Mill?

3. What, according to Hurston, is the common link between those that practice Hoodoo?

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

5. What does Luke Turner drop along the highway to prevent a man from returning to town?

(see the answer key)

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