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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. What does Quarter Boss do in Chapter 9?

2. What did God do in the first six days according to Hurston?

3. Chapter 9 begins in _____________.

4. What happens to Hurston in Chapter 9?

5. Who is Eulalia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Luke Turner, and how does he treat Hurston upon meeting her? How does Hurston get Luke Turner to help her?

2. What does Hurston believe Hoodoo is about? Who is Hurston's first teacher?

3. Who is Mark C. Ford ?

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

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

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

7. Who is Dr. Samuel Jenkins? What is his clientele like? Why do you think he chooses to work with these people?

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is the benefit of this book being written in first person? How does it enhance the reader's experience? Why might Hurston have chosen to write the book this way rather then presenting a collection of tales?

Essay Topic 3

What was Hurston's purpose in writing this book? Did she achieve this purpose? What does the reader learn from this book?

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