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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. What does Charlie say is the reason for why religions divide?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Water.
(d) Rivers.
2. Why can't John let the animal he finds in the field go?
(a) The animal will eat him.
(b) He wants to eat the animal.
(c) He wants it as a pet.
(d) The animal will bring its friends.
3. What county does Hurston travel toward in Chapter 4?
(a) Orange.
(b) Brevard.
(c) Dade.
(d) Polk.
4. Who is Ellis?
(a) A priest.
(b) Hurston's friend's husband.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) A baker.
5. Why did John go to the field?
(a) To tend to his crops.
(b) His master told him to go.
(c) He was lost.
(d) His student ran away.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where were the drawers hanging when the second slave was beaten in Chapter 5?
2. Who is the person that is traveling in this book?
3. Who is the first person to introduce himself to Hurston?
4. John discovers _____________ stealing from the field.
5. Who is the rude person that the person who died in Johnstown flood encounters?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the story Hurston hears about the Johnstown flood?
2. What is the significance of the stories Hurston hears about the slave outsmarting the master or black men outsmarting white men?
3. Explain what a "toe dance" is and Hurston's experience at the "toe dance."
4. Describe the differences between the two slaves' actions in Joe Wiley's story.
5. Where does Hurston arrive at the start of the book, and what is her purpose for traveling there?
6. Why does Hurston go into the swamp with the men in Chapter 4? Where does she go instead and why?
7. Why is Hurston interested in learning about folktales?
8. What is Shug's reaction to Julius Henry's story, and why might she react this way?
9. How does Hurston manage to fit into the Everglades Cypress Lumber Company community?
10. Describe Mathilda Mosley's story.
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