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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom does the brother outsmart in John French's story?
(a) The devil.
(b) His father.
(c) His wife.
(d) His brother.

3. How many times is Hurston "sold" at the "toe party"?
(a) One time.
(b) Ten times.
(c) Never.
(d) Five times.

4. In Chapter 4, the men tell stories about bosses. What are the bosses like?
(a) Annoying.
(b) Funny.
(c) Nice.
(d) Mean.

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 3, who ends the story by interrupting?
(a) John.
(b) Kenny.
(c) Jack.
(d) Kyle.

9. Why does Hurston want to go to a new location at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Family.
(b) Her mother died.
(c) New stories.
(d) Better neighborhoods.

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

11. When does Hurston travel to Pine Mill?
(a) When the mood strikes her.
(b) March 6th.
(c) On payday.
(d) Every third Sunday.

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

13. Where were the drawers hanging when the second slave was beaten in Chapter 5?
(a) On a tree branch.
(b) On the line.
(c) In the laundry machine.
(d) On the missus.

14. What happened to the man in the story in Chapter 4 that was dipped in the river?
(a) "He swam with the fishes."
(b) "He played the yarn fiddle."
(c) He was "dunked like a skunk."
(d) He was "skimmed ugly for six months."

15. In Chapter 4, what was in the larger box in the tale of two boxes?
(a) A mirror.
(b) A tent.
(c) Tools.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. How man people arrive at "Mets" house to tell stories the first night?

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

3. What was being stolen from the field in the story from Chapter 4?

4. Why was the second slave beaten for cussing at the master in Joe Wiley's story?

5. Who is Babe Hill?

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