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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Eulalia's specialty?
(a) The heart.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Cooking meals.
(d) The mind.

3. What, according to Hurston, is the common link between those that practice Hoodoo?
(a) The book of Hoodoo.
(b) Marie Antoinette.
(c) Marie Leveau.
(d) Chicken scraps.

4. In the story about the slave and the gun, what was the slave sent to shoot?
(a) A bear.
(b) A dog.
(c) A deer.
(d) A neighbor.

5. How did the traces connecting the mule to the wagon stretch in Larkins White's story?
(a) Ice.
(b) Over-use.
(c) Heat.
(d) Rain.

6. When was Marie Leveau born?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1827.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1892.

7. How much does Dr. Duke charge?
(a) 185 dollars.
(b) 76 dollars.
(c) 50 dollars.
(d) 100 dollars.

8. The man in Larkins White's story sees _______________.
(a) Turkey, deer, ducks and partridges.
(b) Lions, tigers and bears.
(c) Turkey, ducks and frogs.
(d) Dogs, cats, and a bear.

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

10. What is Reverend Father Joe Watson's nickname?
(a) Wacky Panda.
(b) Shorn Sheep.
(c) Dirty Dog.
(d) Frizzly Rooster.

11. What fact does Hurston learn about Marie Leveau's parents?
(a) The were married.
(b) They were not married.
(c) They had nineteen children.
(d) They were murdered.

12. What does the man go to find in Larkins White's story to carry home all of his belongings?
(a) A carriage.
(b) A car.
(c) A wheelbarrow.
(d) A wagon.

13. What does Hurston want from Luke Turner?
(a) Money.
(b) For him to teach her.
(c) A place to live.
(d) A child.

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

15. What happens to someone if found in possession of a drink at the joint?
(a) They are beaten.
(b) They have to leave.
(c) They might go to jail.
(d) They have to make a public apology.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. A man tells a story about firing a gun out the doorway. What time of day was it?

3. "Flutter bys" later become known as ____________.

4. What is the man waiting for at the end of Larkins White's story?

5. According to Mark C. Ford, why did the devil go to heaven?

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