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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When was Marie Leveau born?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1827.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1892.
2. Where does Hurston travel to in Chapter 10?
(a) Baltimore, Annapolis, and Bethesda.
(b) Orlando.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Mulberry, Pierce, and Lakeland.
3. What does the man in Larkins White's story smother?
(a) His steak with gravy.
(b) Partridges.
(c) His mother.
(d) His children with kisses.
4. Who is Big Sweet?
(a) A cook.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A woman who tries to fight with Hurston.
(d) A woman who promises to watch out for Hurston.
5. Why did the bullet remain in the story about firing a gun out the doorway?
(a) It was waiting for daylight to find its direction.
(b) It was never fired.
(c) It liked the gun.
(d) It liked the owner.
6. According to Mark C. Ford, why did the devil go to heaven?
(a) To capture angels.
(b) To meet with God.
(c) To say hello.
(d) To visit his mother.
7. What are "flutter bys"?
(a) Snowflakes.
(b) Scraps that God created.
(c) Memories.
(d) Fairies.
8. Who is Luke Turner?
(a) Hurston's husband.
(b) The son of Marie Leveau.
(c) The nephew of Marie Leveau.
(d) The local sheriff.
9. Mark C. Ford compares the dolphin to _________________.
(a) A steak.
(b) The devil.
(c) The sun.
(d) A pitchfork.
10. What does Marie Leveau tell Luke Turner to build to wait for power?
(a) A boat.
(b) An altar.
(c) A bench.
(d) A temple.
11. What is Eulalia's specialty?
(a) Poetry.
(b) The mind.
(c) The heart.
(d) Cooking meals.
12. What does Quarter Boss do in Chapter 9?
(a) Breaks up a fight.
(b) Eats 25 steaks.
(c) Dances with Hurston.
(d) Makes drinks.
13. Where is Hurston in Chapter 7?
(a) Eating in a cafe.
(b) Telling stories in a circle.
(c) Reading a book.
(d) Shopping in a store.
14. What game is going on at the joint in Chapter 9?
(a) Poker.
(b) Lotto.
(c) Scrabble.
(d) Cards.
15. What does Luke Turner drop along the highway to prevent a man from returning to town?
(a) Powder.
(b) Nails.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Chickens.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did God do with the tool to create the earth?
2. In Chapter 1 of Hoodoo, what does Hurston realize?
3. According to Floyd Thomas, why did God make the world?
4. Who does the snail husband bring back to his snail wife?
5. In Chapter 7, someone is teased for not wanting to shoot ________________.
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