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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the man in Larkins White's story doing?
(a) Eating lunch.
(b) Walking to town.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Going for a jog.
2. What does it mean if it rains at a funeral?
(a) A storm is coming.
(b) The angels are sad.
(c) God is displeased.
(d) God is happy.
3. What game is going on at the joint in Chapter 9?
(a) Cards.
(b) Poker.
(c) Scrabble.
(d) Lotto.
4. In Chapter 4, what must Hurston catch to complete her first spell?
(a) A fish.
(b) A snake.
(c) A dog.
(d) A cat.
5. Why does Hurston believe Luke Turner reacts the way he does to her?
(a) He is selfish.
(b) His natural confidence.
(c) He is stupid.
(d) He is married.
6. Why does Marie Leveau plan a feast on St. John's Eve?
(a) Partially because she is Catholic and partially because of Hoodoo.
(b) Everyone has a feast that night.
(c) It is her birthday.
(d) Her mother told her to do it.
7. Chapter 9 begins in _____________.
(a) A flute joint.
(b) A juke joint.
(c) A rock joint.
(d) A jazz joint.
8. How does Hurston prepare to write about hoodoo?
(a) She searches the internet.
(b) She goes to the library.
(c) She finds a teacher.
(d) She calls her mom.
9. What does Luke Turner drop along the highway to prevent a man from returning to town?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Powder.
(d) Nails.
10. Floyd Thomas says God has the right to ______________.
(a) Be joyful.
(b) Dance.
(c) Change his mind.
(d) Eat good food.
11. A man tells a story about firing a gun out the doorway. What time of day was it?
(a) Morning.
(b) Afternoon.
(c) dusk.
(d) Night.
12. What fact does Hurston learn about Marie Leveau's parents?
(a) They were murdered.
(b) The were married.
(c) They were not married.
(d) They had nineteen children.
13. Who in Marie Leveau's family were Hoodoo doctors?
(a) Her grandmother and mother.
(b) Her great-grandfather and mother.
(c) Her aunt and uncle.
(d) Her mother and father.
14. What tool did God use to make the world according to Floyd Thomas?
(a) Shears.
(b) Knitting needles.
(c) A knife.
(d) A pair of scissors.
15. When was Marie Leveau born?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1827.
(d) 1920.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do people make drinks out of at the joint?
2. What did God do in the first six days according to Hurston?
3. What is the man waiting for at the end of Larkins White's story?
4. What does Dr. Samuel Jenkins rely on for his work?
5. What is wrong with the snail in the story about the snail couple?
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