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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. How did the traces connecting the mule to the wagon stretch in Larkins White's story?

2. Who is Luke Turner?

3. What does Hurston say she learns about in Chapter 10?

4. What does Quarter Boss do in Chapter 9?

5. How does Luke Turner react when he first meets Hurston?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who saves Hurston from the fight at the wedding and how?

2. Who is Mark C. Ford ?

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

4. What is ironic about the story where a slave is afraid to shoot his master's gun uphill?

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. Describe Hurston's initiation under Turner.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Hurston's experience at the Everglades Cypress Lumber Company. Describe two important people she meets here and why they are important to her book.

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the song John Henry? Analyze one verse from the song and explain how it relates to black history.

Essay Topic 3

Define the term hyperbole. Provide three examples where hyperbole is used in the language Hurston uses or overhears.

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