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

2. How long does it take before the snail wife sees her husband again?
(a) Seven months.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Eight months.
(d) Seven years.

3. 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.

4. Who is Luke Turner?
(a) The son of Marie Leveau.
(b) Hurston's husband.
(c) The local sheriff.
(d) The nephew of Marie Leveau.

5. What tile does Hurston receive after her initiation with Reverend Father Joe Watson?
(a) Boss of the serpents.
(b) Boss of the wind.
(c) Boss of the grapes.
(d) Boss of the candles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marie Leveau tell Luke Turner to build to wait for power?

2. What is Reverend Father Joe Watson's nickname?

3. What does Quarter Boss do in Chapter 9?

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

5. According to Floyd Thomas, why did God make the world?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. Why is the dolphin's tale crosswise?

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. Describe Hurston's initiation under Turner.

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