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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 many loads of ammunition are in the gun in Larkins White's story?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

2. What does Hurston say she learns about in Chapter 10?
(a) Football.
(b) Local cuisine.
(c) Boxing.
(d) Children's games.

3. In the story about firing the gun out the doorway, what is the cause of the strange noise?
(a) The gun.
(b) The bullet.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A hen.

4. In Chapter 4, what must Hurston catch to complete her first spell?
(a) A fish.
(b) A snake.
(c) A dog.
(d) A cat.

5. How long does Luke Turner have to live?
(a) Sixty-six months.
(b) Twenty-nine years.
(c) One year and seventy-nine days.
(d) One year and thirty days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dr. Samuel Jenkins' clientele like?

2. Who is Minnie Foster?

3. What is against the law in Chapter 9?

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

5. What does Hurston want to make sure she studies in Chapter 1 of Hoodoo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hurston believe Hoodoo is about? Who is Hurston's first teacher?

2. Who is Anatol Pierre? Describe some of Hurston's experiences with this man.

3. How does Hurston describe the creation of the world in Chapter 1?

4. Describe Hurston's final story in Chapter 7 about the rat and the cat.

5. What does Hurston discover is the common link between those practicing Hoodoo? Why is this link important?

6. How does Luke Turner learn about his Hoodoo power?

7. Describe the life of Marie Leveau.

8. What happens at the juke joint in Chapter 9? How is Big Sweet involved?

9. Explain how "butterflies" came to be according to Floyd Thomas.

10. Describe Hurston's initiation under Turner.

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