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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hurston want to make sure she studies in Chapter 1 of Hoodoo?
(a) North Eastern folklore.
(b) Her family tree.
(c) Hoodoo.
(d) Travel patterns.

2. Where does Hurston travel to in Chapter 10?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Baltimore, Annapolis, and Bethesda.
(c) Mulberry, Pierce, and Lakeland.
(d) Orlando.

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

4. Who is Big Sweet?
(a) A woman who tries to fight with Hurston.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A cook.
(d) A woman who promises to watch out for Hurston.

5. Who does the snail husband bring back to his snail wife?
(a) The ant.
(b) Her mother.
(c) No one.
(d) A doctor.

6. Chapter 9 begins in _____________.
(a) A flute joint.
(b) A jazz joint.
(c) A rock joint.
(d) A juke joint.

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

8. Who in Marie Leveau's family were Hoodoo doctors?
(a) Her great-grandfather and mother.
(b) Her aunt and uncle.
(c) Her grandmother and mother.
(d) Her mother and father.

9. What game is going on at the joint in Chapter 9?
(a) Scrabble.
(b) Cards.
(c) Lotto.
(d) Poker.

10. Where is Hurston in Chapter 7?
(a) Reading a book.
(b) Telling stories in a circle.
(c) Eating in a cafe.
(d) Shopping in a store.

11. What happened when the police tried to arrest Marie Leveau?
(a) She died.
(b) She disappered in a cloud of smoke.
(c) They asked her for spells.
(d) She ran away.

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

13. How does Hurston convince Luke Turner to speak with her?
(a) She offers him money.
(b) She hits him with her car.
(c) She kisses him.
(d) She shouts at him.

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

15. Who is Minnie Foster?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A French maid.
(c) A client of Dr. Duke.
(d) A client of Kitty Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Luke Turner react when he first meets Hurston?

2. Who does the snail husband go to find in the story of the two snails?

3. How did the traces connecting the mule to the wagon stretch in Larkins White's story?

4. What tile does Hurston receive after her initiation with Reverend Father Joe Watson?

5. What do Hurston and Luke Turner kill at the swamp?

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