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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 Dr. Samuel Jenkins rely on for his work?
(a) Palm reading.
(b) Reading cards.
(c) Spells.
(d) A familiar.

2. What does Hurston want from Luke Turner?
(a) A child.
(b) For him to teach her.
(c) Money.
(d) A place to live.

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

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

5. How does Hurston get Luke Tuner to speak about Marie Leveau?
(a) She "picks his noggin."
(b) She "dickers" with him.
(c) She "dances the jig" with him.
(d) She "sweet as sugar" to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Big Sweet?

2. What does it mean if a murder victim is buried sitting up?

3. Floyd Thomas says God has the right to ______________.

4. What are "flutter bys"?

5. What is Dr. Samuel Jenkins' clientele like?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Hurston's initiation under Turner.

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. Describe the life of Marie Leveau.

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

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

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

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