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

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

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

4. What is James Mosely's story about?
(a) Eight angels.
(b) Two wolves.
(c) Three pigs.
(d) Two angels.

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

6. How does Mr. Pitts plan to demonstrate his feelings towards Hurston?
(a) He will take her to Paris.
(b) He will ignore her.
(c) He will wash her car.
(d) He will cook his own breakfast.

7. In what city does Hurston stop in Chapter 4?
(a) Mobile.
(b) Elkson.
(c) Everglade City.
(d) Loughma.

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

9. How do young men get to dance at a "toe party"?
(a) They sing.
(b) They have a dance off.
(c) They pay.
(d) They fight.

10. What was in the smaller box in the tale of two boxes?
(a) A hammer and nail.
(b) A wallet.
(c) A pen and paper.
(d) A cake.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drowned in the Johnstown flood?

2. How do the men react to their partners at a "toe party"?

3. What do the people in town want to know about the author when she arrives in town?

4. What is the only part of the body women reveal at a "toe party"?

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

(see the answer keys)

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