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 raced to two packages in Chapter 4?
(a) A child.
(b) Two children.
(c) A black man and a white man.
(d) Two women.

2. Why does Hurston travel to town?
(a) To hear folktales.
(b) To raise her family.
(c) To find work.
(d) To find a man.

3. 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) Mislead them.
(d) Scare them.

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

5. Where does Hurston end up following the men to work in Chapter 4?
(a) The beach.
(b) The swamp.
(c) The mill.
(d) The mall.

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

7. What do people hide behind at a "toe party"?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A door.
(c) A curtain.
(d) A foot.

8. Why did the man in Chapter 2 know he was not meant to be a preacher?
(a) He slept through church.
(b) He did land on the other side of the log.
(c) He ate two chickens instead of four.
(d) He didn't hear his voice in the well.

9. Whom does John trick into holding the animal in the field?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A student.
(c) A friend.
(d) His master.

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

11. Why was the second slave beaten for cussing at the master in Joe Wiley's story?
(a) He used incorrect grammar.
(b) He did it to his face.
(c) He hit the master.
(d) He did it in French.

12. Which two people does Hurston say supply enough stories for one book?
(a) George and Jan.
(b) Suzy and Leo.
(c) Charlie and George.
(d) Sweet Pea and Linus.

13. What do the townspeople think about the author's choice of towns?
(a) They think Orlando would be better.
(b) They think she came to the right place.
(c) They wish she would leave.
(d) They are indifferent.

14. Whom does the deceased person speak to after dying in the Johnstown flood?
(a) St. Peter.
(b) God.
(c) Henry.
(d) Satan.

15. What do the men hear in Chapter 6 on their way to the "jook joint"?
(a) Voices.
(b) Kissing.
(c) Fighting.
(d) An accident.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the person that is traveling in this book?

3. What does "Big Moose done come down from de mountain" mean?

4. How many times is Hurston "sold" at the "toe party"?

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

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