View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do people make drinks out of at the joint?
(a) Vodka and schnapps.
(b) Sterno and sugar.
(c) Water and sugar.
(d) Beer and sugar.

2. Why does Hurston believe Luke Turner reacts the way he does to her?
(a) He is married.
(b) He is selfish.
(c) His natural confidence.
(d) He is stupid.

3. What does the man go to find in Larkins White's story to carry home all of his belongings?
(a) A car.
(b) A carriage.
(c) A wheelbarrow.
(d) A wagon.

4. In the story about the slave and the gun, what was the slave sent to shoot?
(a) A bear.
(b) A deer.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) A dog.

5. What does Quarter Boss do in Chapter 9?
(a) Makes drinks.
(b) Dances with Hurston.
(c) Breaks up a fight.
(d) Eats 25 steaks.

Short Answer Questions

1. During her initiation with Luke Turner, Hurston wears a crown made of _____________.

2. In Chapter 9, what threat does the Quarter Boss make?

3. What does Hurston learn in the letter from Big Sweet?

4. When was Marie Leveau born?

5. How does Hurston prepare to write about hoodoo?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Hurston's initiation under Turner.

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

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

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

7. Who is Dr. Samuel Jenkins? What is his clientele like? Why do you think he chooses to work with these people?

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

9. Describe the spell Luke Turner casts to drive a man out of town? What did his customer want him to do originally, and why did she change her mind?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 784 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample