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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state does the author spend most of her time collecting stories?
(a) Florida.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Maryland.

2. Who is Babe Hill?
(a) A teacher.
(b) The mayor.
(c) A woman who murdered her husband.
(d) A baseball player.

3. How many times is Hurston "sold" at the "toe party"?
(a) Never.
(b) One time.
(c) Five times.
(d) Ten times.

4. Who is Ellis?
(a) A priest.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) A baker.
(d) Hurston's friend's husband.

5. What was in the smaller box in the tale of two boxes?
(a) A pen and paper.
(b) A cake.
(c) A wallet.
(d) A hammer and nail.

Short Answer Questions

1. How to the men react to the new person in town at the end of Chapter 6?

2. What are the men doing at the start of Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 4, where does Hurston initially plan to follow the men to work?

4. Why does the person who died in the Johnstown flood say someone is rude?

5. What does Hurston claim the Sheriff will do to the woman who killed five men?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think there are debates over which folktales are true or which version is the "correct" one?

2. Describe one of the stories Hurston hears in Chapter 4 about mean bosses.

3. Describe Julius Henry's story.

4. What is the significance of the stories Hurston hears about the slave outsmarting the master or black men outsmarting white men?

5. What is the story Hurston hears about the Johnstown flood?

6. Describe the story in Chapter 2 which tells how a man decides to become a preacher.

7. What happens in Chapter 8 on the way to the "jook joint"?

8. What purpose do folktales serve in a community or culture? Provide a brief example of a story Hurston hears that explains that purpose.

9. What is Shug's reaction to Julius Henry's story, and why might she react this way?

10. Why do people treat Hurston differently at the Pine Mill? How do they act around her?

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