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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. Why did the bullet remain in the story about firing a gun out the doorway?
(a) It liked the gun.
(b) It liked the owner.
(c) It was waiting for daylight to find its direction.
(d) It was never fired.

2. What do Hurston and Luke Turner kill at the swamp?
(a) A bear.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A sheep.
(d) A snake.

3. What is wrong with the snail in the story about the snail couple?
(a) She is looking for work.
(b) She is in love.
(c) She is lazy.
(d) She is ill.

4. What happens in Larkins White's story when the gun explodes?
(a) The deer die.
(b) The gun doesn't explode.
(c) The man is killed.
(d) The turkey's fly away.

5. What did God do in the first six days according to Hurston?
(a) Created man.
(b) Played cards.
(c) Created the world.
(d) Read great books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What falls off the branch and dies instantly in Larkins White's story?

2. What is Reverend Father Joe Watson's special talent?

3. What is hoodoo founded on?

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

5. What do people make drinks out of at the joint?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the man kill four different animals with one bullet in Chapter 7?

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

3. Why does Hurston decide to move on from studying black folklore to Hoodoo?

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

5. Describe the law over alcohol Hurston describes in Chapter 9. How is alcohol made?

6. What happens to the snail that is ill in Chapter 8?

7. Where does the slave get the name Big Sixteen from? What does he appear as today?

8. Who is Mark C. Ford ?

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

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

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