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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the boss dock the workers' pay after the boiler explosion?
(a) The money burned in the fire.
(b) The mill closed.
(c) They caused the explosion.
(d) They were up in the air.

2. In Mathilda Mosley's story, woman asks God for ____________.
(a) Keys.
(b) Gold.
(c) Clothes.
(d) A harp.

3. In Chapter 2, what topic do most of the stories cover?
(a) Animals.
(b) Monsters.
(c) Politics.
(d) Church.

4. How many times is Hurston "sold" at the "toe party"?
(a) Ten times.
(b) One time.
(c) Five times.
(d) Never.

5. What happens when Hurston arrives at Pine Mill?
(a) The people elect her as mayor.
(b) Everyone asks her to dance.
(c) She goes to work.
(d) No one asks her to dance.

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

7. When does Hurston travel to Pine Mill?
(a) March 6th.
(b) When the mood strikes her.
(c) On payday.
(d) Every third Sunday.

8. How long does the "toe party" last?
(a) Several hours.
(b) Till 5 a.m.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Till the cops arrive.

9. Where does the person go after dying in the Johnstown flood?
(a) Hell.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Pergatory.
(d) Miami.

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

11. What are the men doing at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Playing cards.

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

13. What do the people in town want to know about the author when she arrives in town?
(a) If she has children.
(b) How long she will be there.
(c) How much she makes.
(d) Her religion.

14. What part of the animal did John grab a hold of in Chapter 4?
(a) The tail.
(b) The paw.
(c) The ear.
(d) The mane.

15. Who is the person that is traveling in this book?
(a) Mule boy.
(b) Jake.
(c) Hurston.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does Gold tell in Chapter 2?

2. How many people are at the "toe party" when Hurston arrives?

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

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

5. Why does the person who died in the Johnstown flood say someone is rude?

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