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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does the person who died in the Johnstown flood say someone is rude?
2. Who raced to two packages in Chapter 4?
3. In Chapter 4, what does Hurston claim that she does not want to do to the reader?
4. Whom does the brother outsmart in John French's story?
5. Who is the rude person that the person who died in Johnstown flood encounters?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe one of the stories Hurston hears in Chapter 4 that describes ugliness.
2. What happens in Chapter 8 on the way to the "jook joint"?
3. What example does Hurston use to describe justice in Chapter 4, and what is Hurston's opinion about justice?
4. How does Gold explain the difference of skin tone in people?
5. Why might the name John be used in tales about slaves?
6. Describe the story Jim Presley tells Hurston. How are black men better then white men in this story?
7. What purpose do folktales serve in a community or culture? Provide a brief example of a story Hurston hears that explains that purpose.
8. Why does Hurston go into the swamp with the men in Chapter 4? Where does she go instead and why?
9. Why does Charlie Jones claim that congregations split into different churches?
10. What is Shug's reaction to Julius Henry's story, and why might she react this way?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define the term voice. Who is the voice of this story? Why did Hurston elect to use this method?
Essay Topic 2
Choose one story Hurston hears while on her travels and discuss its influence on the community. What message is the story trying to convey? Why does Hurston choose to illustrate this story in her book?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Hurston's personality. How does Hurston change from the beginning to the end of the book? Why? Do you believe Hurston intended to grow when she wrote this book?
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