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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. How do young men get to dance at a "toe party"?
(a) They have a dance off.
(b) They sing.
(c) They fight.
(d) They pay.

2. In Chapter 4, how long does John stay with the animal?
(a) Two days.
(b) All night.
(c) Three days.
(d) A week.

3. Why does Hurston go to Pine Mill?
(a) To meet her mother.
(b) To work.
(c) For a dance.
(d) To hear a story.

4. How does Mr. Pitts plan to demonstrate his feelings towards Hurston?
(a) He will take her to Paris.
(b) He will wash her car.
(c) He will cook his own breakfast.
(d) He will ignore her.

5. Whom does Hurston plan to stay with in town?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her friend.
(d) Her sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the Johnstown flood?

2. What county does Hurston travel toward in Chapter 4?

3. What does a man tell Hurston some people are only good at doing to groceries?

4. What story does Mathilda Mosley tell in Chapter 2?

5. John discovers _____________ stealing from the field.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John trick his master in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

5. Explain what a "toe dance" is and Hurston's experience at the "toe dance."

6. Why is it significant that a woman listens to the devil's advice in Mathilda Mosley's story?

7. Why do you think the people of Eatonville were eager to share their stories and culture with Hurston?

8. Describe the story Jim Presley tells Hurston. How are black men better then white men in this story?

9. Describe Julius Henry's story.

10. Describe Mathilda Mosley's story.

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