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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. Who is Ellis?
2. How man people arrive at "Mets" house to tell stories the first night?
3. Why did the man pull the sheet over his head every night in the story in Chapter 4?
4. What happened to the man in the story in Chapter 4 that was dipped in the river?
5. In Chapter 4, what does Hurston claim that she does not want to do to the reader?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do you think the people of Eatonville were eager to share their stories and culture with Hurston?
2. Why do people treat Hurston differently at the Pine Mill? How do they act around her?
3. Describe one of the stories Hurston hears in Chapter 4 that describes ugliness.
4. How does Hurston manage to fit into the Everglades Cypress Lumber Company community?
5. Describe the story John French tells in Chapter 3.
6. What is the significance of the stories Hurston hears about the slave outsmarting the master or black men outsmarting white men?
7. Describe Julius Henry's story.
8. Why does Hurston go into the swamp with the men in Chapter 4? Where does she go instead and why?
9. Describe the Everglades Cypress Lumber Company.
10. Why might the name John be used in tales about slaves?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Hurston use dialect and slang in her book to describe the people she meets? How does it alter the reader's experience? Is dialect an effective tool for the writer?
Essay Topic 2
How does Hurston's life provide the inspiration for writing "Mules and Men"? Provide examples from Hurston's life that lead to her passion for researching folklore and Hoodoo. How does this topic bring her closer to her culture?
Essay Topic 3
How do the stories in Hurston's book address the theme of creation? Choose two examples of examples and explain how these examples contribute to the theme of creation.
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