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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

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

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

9. Why can't John let the animal he finds in the field go?
(a) He wants to eat the animal.
(b) He wants it as a pet.
(c) The animal will eat him.
(d) The animal will bring its friends.

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

11. Who is the person that is traveling in this book?
(a) Gold.
(b) Hurston.
(c) Jake.
(d) Mule boy.

12. Why did the man pull the sheet over his head every night in the story in Chapter 4?
(a) He was afraid of ghosts.
(b) His wife was ugly.
(c) He liked his house dark.
(d) To let sleep in.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, what does Hurston initially think of the people in the city where she stops?

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

4. Who is Ellis?

5. In Chapter 4, the men tell stories about bosses. What are the bosses like?

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