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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. What is Dr. Samuel Jenkins' clientele like?
(a) Asian and poor.
(b) White and upper-class.
(c) White and poor.
(d) Black and upper-class.

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

3. What does the man in Larkins White's story smother?
(a) His mother.
(b) His steak with gravy.
(c) Partridges.
(d) His children with kisses.

4. How does Luke Turner react when he first meets Hurston?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He embraces her.
(c) He thinks she is nice.
(d) He turns her away.

5. What happened to the man in the story in Chapter 4 that was dipped in the river?
(a) He was "skimmed ugly for six months."
(b) "He swam with the fishes."
(c) He was "dunked like a skunk."
(d) "He played the yarn fiddle."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Minnie Foster?

3. The man in Larkins White's story sees _______________.

4. What tile does Hurston receive after her initiation with Reverend Father Joe Watson?

5. Why does Marie Leveau plan a feast on St. John's Eve?

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