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. Shug is short for _____________.
(a) Shoulder.
(b) Shorty.
(c) Shrugger.
(d) Sugar.

2. How long does Hurston plan on staying in town?
(a) Several months.
(b) A year.
(c) One month.
(d) Two weeks.

3. How does Hurston become accepted by people in Chapter 4?
(a) Gives them a ride in her car.
(b) Tells them she is a bootlegger.
(c) Sells them some gin.
(d) Preaches to them.

4. In Chapter 2, what is the occupation of the older brother in the story?
(a) Banker.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Preacher.
(d) Lawyer.

5. What county does Hurston travel toward in Chapter 4?
(a) Orange.
(b) Polk.
(c) Brevard.
(d) Dade.

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

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

8. In Chapter 4, how long does John stay with the animal?
(a) Two days.
(b) Three days.
(c) All night.
(d) A week.

9. Who arrives in town at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) The mayor.
(b) A travelling preacher.
(c) A bank robber.
(d) Hurston's husband.

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

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

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

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

14. What occasionally happens at a "toe party" when a man is disappointed with his partner?
(a) He slaps her.
(b) He runs.
(c) He kisses her.
(d) He screams.

15. In Chapter 4, where does Hurston initially plan to follow the men to work?
(a) The mill.
(b) The swamp.
(c) The beach.
(d) The mall.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Hurston think of the local liquor served at the "toe party"?

3. What story does Gold tell in Chapter 2?

4. What does the younger brother at the end of the story in Chapter 2 do for a living?

5. What story does Mathilda Mosley tell in Chapter 2?

(see the answer keys)

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