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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, according to Hurston, is the common link between those that practice Hoodoo?
(a) Chicken scraps.
(b) Marie Leveau.
(c) Marie Antoinette.
(d) The book of Hoodoo.

2. Why does Marie Leveau plan a feast on St. John's Eve?
(a) Everyone has a feast that night.
(b) Her mother told her to do it.
(c) It is her birthday.
(d) Partially because she is Catholic and partially because of Hoodoo.

3. Where is Hurston in Chapter 7?
(a) Shopping in a store.
(b) Telling stories in a circle.
(c) Eating in a cafe.
(d) Reading a book.

4. What does it mean if a murder victim is buried sitting up?
(a) Justice will be slow.
(b) The dead will haunt your house.
(c) The dead will return.
(d) Justice will be swift.

5. According to Mark C. Ford, why did the devil go to heaven?
(a) To visit his mother.
(b) To meet with God.
(c) To say hello.
(d) To capture angels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in Marie Leveau's family were Hoodoo doctors?

2. In Chapter 1 of Hoodoo, what does Hurston realize?

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

4. How many days does Marie Leveau disappear before and after St. John's eve?

5. What does Hurston want from Luke Turner?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is ironic about the story where a slave is afraid to shoot his master's gun uphill?

5. In Chapter 7, does there appear to be an order to the stories Hurston tells? If so, what is the order? If not, why is there no order?

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

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

8. Who saves Hurston from the fight at the wedding and how?

9. Why is the dolphin's tale crosswise?

10. Who is Luke Turner, and how does he treat Hurston upon meeting her? How does Hurston get Luke Turner to help her?

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