Mules and Men Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Mules and Men Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who drowned in the Johnstown flood?
(a) A black man.
(b) A white woman.
(c) A dog and a cat.
(d) Three children.

2. Who is Babe Hill?
(a) A teacher.
(b) The mayor.
(c) A baseball player.
(d) A woman who murdered her husband.

3. Whom does Hurston plan to stay with in town?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her friend.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

4. Mr. Pitts teases Hurston in a ____________ voice.
(a) Alto.
(b) Falsetto.
(c) French.
(d) Gremlin.

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

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

7. Why can't John let the animal he finds in the field go?
(a) He wants it as a pet.
(b) The animal will eat him.
(c) The animal will bring its friends.
(d) He wants to eat the animal.

8. Why are the people at Pine Mill afraid of Hurston?
(a) Her loud voice.
(b) Her gun.
(c) Her car.
(d) Her clothes.

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

10. What city does the author cross into at the start of the book?
(a) Eatonville.
(b) Miami.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Jacksonville.

11. What does Hurston claim the Sheriff will do to the woman who killed five men?
(a) Arrest her.
(b) Scold her.
(c) Reward her.
(d) Shoot her.

12. In Chapter 5, why did the first slave avoid a beating for looking up the drawers?
(a) They were on the missus.
(b) They were in the laundry room.
(c) They were on the line.
(d) They were hanging on a tree.

13. Why is the rude person uninterested in speaking to the person who died in the Johnstown flood?
(a) He is busy cleaning harps.
(b) She is too busy
(c) He knows all there is to know about floods.
(d) She is busy watching her family.

14. What street does Hurston stay on when she arrives in town?
(a) Cycle Lane.
(b) Abbey Leaf Lane.
(c) Back Street.
(d) Front Street.

15. What is the only part of the body women reveal at a "toe party"?
(a) A tongue.
(b) A toe.
(c) A foot.
(d) A finger.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did John go to the field?

3. What does a man tell Hurston some people are only good at doing to groceries?

4. How long does the "toe party" last?

5. Where does the person go after dying in the Johnstown flood?

(see the answer keys)

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