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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 Eulalia?

2. In Chapter 9, Hurston warns that it is harmful to _____________.

3. What fact does Hurston learn about Marie Leveau's parents?

4. In Chapter 9, what threat does the Quarter Boss make?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. Describe the life of Marie Leveau.

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

7. What happens to the snail that is ill in Chapter 8?

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

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

10. What happens at the juke joint in Chapter 9? How is Big Sweet involved?

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

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 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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