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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 3, who tells the first story?
(a) John.
(b) Gold.
(c) Mathilda.
(d) Julius.

5. In Chapter 4, what does Hurston initially think of the people in the city where she stops?
(a) She hates them.
(b) She likes them.
(c) She trusts them.
(d) She does not trust them.

6. Who is the rude person that the person who died in Johnstown flood encounters?
(a) Noah.
(b) God.
(c) Mary.
(d) Henry.

7. Why does the person who died in the Johnstown flood say someone is rude?
(a) She yelled at him.
(b) They didn't open the gates.
(c) They wouldn't send him back.
(d) He doesn't listen to his story.

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

9. What is the fight that breaks out in Chapter 2 about?
(a) Politics.
(b) Money.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Skin color.

10. What sign does Hurston see in Chapter 4 that intrigues her?
(a) Jack Hammer Cypress Camps.
(b) Everglades Cypress Lumber Company.
(c) Historic Folktale Museum.
(d) Everglades Gator Tours.

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

12. John discovers _____________ stealing from the field.
(a) A dog.
(b) A bear.
(c) A lion.
(d) A cat.

13. How man people arrive at "Mets" house to tell stories the first night?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

14. Who is Ellis?
(a) A baker.
(b) Hurston's friend's husband.
(c) A priest.
(d) The sheriff.

15. In Chapter 4, what does Hurston claim that she does not want to do to the reader?
(a) Make them laugh.
(b) Make them cry.
(c) Scare them.
(d) Mislead them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do people hide behind at a "toe party"?

2. When does Hurston travel to Pine Mill?

3. What are the men doing at the start of Chapter 6?

4. Who says "Big Moose done come down from de mountain"?

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

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