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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 is Reverend Father Joe Watson's special talent?
(a) Reading Latin.
(b) Undoing spells.
(c) Singing.
(d) Predicting the future.

2. What game is going on at the joint in Chapter 9?
(a) Cards.
(b) Poker.
(c) Lotto.
(d) Scrabble.

3. What is against the law in Chapter 9?
(a) Guns.
(b) Alchohol.
(c) Poker.
(d) Lotto.

4. In Chapter 4, Hurston does her first consultation for _____________.
(a) A child who was kidnapped.
(b) A mother who is infertile.
(c) A woman whose husband was murdered.
(d) A woman whose husband cheated on her.

5. Floyd Thomas says God has the right to ______________.
(a) Change his mind.
(b) Dance.
(c) Be joyful.
(d) Eat good food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Minnie Foster?

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

3. What fact does Hurston learn about Marie Leveau's parents?

4. "Flutter bys" later become known as ____________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the significance of Eve of St. John's in Chapter 2?

8. Why do people say "unh-hunh" ?

9. What is the purpose of "big women" and "lil' women"?

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

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