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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Joe Wiley's story about in chapter 5?
(a) Two slaves.
(b) Two thieves.
(c) A farm.
(d) A hitchhiker.

4. How do the men react to their partners at a "toe party"?
(a) Some are disappointed.
(b) Everyone is happy.
(c) No one is happy.
(d) Men never see their partners, only their knees.

5. What caused the Johnstown flood?
(a) Heavy rain.
(b) Poor government.
(c) Damaged levies.
(d) Breaking barrels.

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

7. Why, in Chapter 4, is the men's workday canceled?
(a) It's a holiday.
(b) The snow.
(c) The foreman is ill.
(d) The rain.

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

9. How to the men react to the new person in town at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) They all dance.
(b) Some watch, some leave.
(c) They run away screaming.
(d) They question the person.

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

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

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

13. What part of the animal did John grab a hold of in Chapter 4?
(a) The paw.
(b) The tail.
(c) The ear.
(d) The mane.

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

15. What does Hurston believe must occur before justice is reached?
(a) A quota.
(b) A trial.
(c) A sermon.
(d) A crime.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the rude person that the person who died in Johnstown flood encounters?

2. Who is Babe Hill?

3. John discovers _____________ stealing from the field.

4. What occasionally happens at a "toe party" when a man is disappointed with his partner?

5. In Chapter 2, what topic do most of the stories cover?

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