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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 does the younger brother at the end of the story in Chapter 2 do for a living?
(a) Rides in the rodeo.
(b) Preaches.
(c) Plows fields.
(d) Cooks.

2. How does Hurston prepare to write about hoodoo?
(a) She finds a teacher.
(b) She goes to the library.
(c) She calls her mom.
(d) She searches the internet.

3. How long does it take before the snail wife sees her husband again?
(a) Ten days.
(b) Seven months.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Eight months.

4. What dong does Hurston sing at the Pine Mill?
(a) "James Smith."
(b) "John Henry."
(c) "Dear John."
(d) "Old Sam."

5. Why did the man pull the sheet over his head every night in the story in Chapter 4?
(a) He was afraid of ghosts.
(b) He liked his house dark.
(c) His wife was ugly.
(d) To let sleep in.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie say is the reason for why religions divide?

2. What city does the author cross into at the start of the book?

3. What is a swamper?

4. How much does Dr. Duke charge?

5. Where were the drawers hanging when the second slave was beaten in Chapter 5?

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