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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Hurston does her first consultation for _____________.
(a) A child who was kidnapped.
(b) A woman whose husband was murdered.
(c) A mother who is infertile.
(d) A woman whose husband cheated on her.

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

3. What tile does Hurston receive after her initiation with Reverend Father Joe Watson?
(a) Boss of the wind.
(b) Boss of the grapes.
(c) Boss of the serpents.
(d) Boss of the candles.

4. What is wrong with the snail in the story about the snail couple?
(a) She is ill.
(b) She is lazy.
(c) She is in love.
(d) She is looking for work.

5. Why did the slave refuse to shoot his master's gun in Chapter 7?
(a) He didn't want to ruin the gun.
(b) His master told him not to do it.
(c) He was afraid he would hurt the bear.
(d) He didn't believe in violence.

6. Why does Marie Leveau plan a feast on St. John's Eve?
(a) Her mother told her to do it.
(b) Partially because she is Catholic and partially because of Hoodoo.
(c) It is her birthday.
(d) Everyone has a feast that night.

7. Why does Reverend Father Joe Watson's wife plan to leave him?
(a) She wants a man with more money.
(b) She knows she can be replaced.
(c) She wants children.
(d) She is converting to a new religion.

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

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

10. Why does Hurston believe Luke Turner reacts the way he does to her?
(a) He is stupid.
(b) His natural confidence.
(c) He is married.
(d) He is selfish.

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

12. What is the man waiting for at the end of Larkins White's story?
(a) His friend to pick him up.
(b) The traces to melt.
(c) The horse to wake up.
(d) The traces to dry.

13. What did God create at around half-past five on the sixth day?
(a) Fish.
(b) Mountains.
(c) Religion.
(d) Man.

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

15. What do Hurston and Luke Turner kill at the swamp?
(a) A snake.
(b) A bear.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A sheep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Big Sweet?

2. What does Hurston want from Luke Turner?

3. What does Mark C. Ford ask Hurston about a dolphin's tail?

4. What happens to someone if found in possession of a drink at the joint?

5. What happens to Hurston in Chapter 9?

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