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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does it mean if a murder victim is buried sitting up?
(a) Justice will be slow.
(b) The dead will haunt your house.
(c) Justice will be swift.
(d) The dead will return.

2. Who is Luke Turner?
(a) The son of Marie Leveau.
(b) The nephew of Marie Leveau.
(c) Hurston's husband.
(d) The local sheriff.

3. 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 owner.
(d) It liked the gun.

4. What are "flutter bys"?
(a) Fairies.
(b) Memories.
(c) Snowflakes.
(d) Scraps that God created.

5. A man tells a story about firing a gun out the doorway. What time of day was it?
(a) dusk.
(b) Night.
(c) Morning.
(d) Afternoon.

6. During her initiation with Luke Turner, Hurston wears a crown made of _____________.
(a) Peaches.
(b) Snakeskin.
(c) Vines.
(d) Cloth.

7. What is a swamper?
(a) Someone that eats wildlife found in the swamp.
(b) Someone that dies in the swamp.
(c) Someone that wrestles alligators.
(d) Someone that spends a lot of time in the swamps.

8. How many days does Marie Leveau disappear before and after St. John's eve?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Nine.

9. In Chapter 9, Hurston warns that it is harmful to _____________.
(a) Eat red meat.
(b) Go to war.
(c) Drink.
(d) Cross the street at Baker Road.

10. What is the man in Larkins White's story doing?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Going for a jog.
(c) Walking to town.
(d) Eating lunch.

11. According to Mark C. Ford, why did the devil go to heaven?
(a) To say hello.
(b) To meet with God.
(c) To capture angels.
(d) To visit his mother.

12. What is Dr. Duke's specialty?
(a) Law cases.
(b) Murder.
(c) Love spells.
(d) Aches and pains.

13. How long does it take before the snail wife sees her husband again?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Seven months.

14. What is against the law in Chapter 9?
(a) Poker.
(b) Lotto.
(c) Alchohol.
(d) Guns.

15. In Chapter 7, someone is teased for not wanting to shoot ________________.
(a) A bear.
(b) A gun.
(c) A robber.
(d) His neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the snail husband bring back to his snail wife?

2. What is hoodoo founded on?

3. Why does Hurston believe Luke Turner reacts the way he does to her?

4. What does Dr. Samuel Jenkins rely on for his work?

5. Why does Reverend Father Joe Watson's wife plan to leave him?

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