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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. The man in Larkins White's story sees _______________.

2. What is the man waiting for at the end of Larkins White's story?

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

4. How many initiations has Hurston gone through by the time she meets Luke Turner?

5. Why does Reverend Father Joe Watson's wife plan to leave him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Mark C. Ford ?

3. Compare and contrast Everglades Cypress Lumber Company to the housing in Pierce.

4. 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?

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

6. Explain what it means if it rains at a funeral?

7. How does Hurston describe the creation of the world in Chapter 1?

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

9. Describe Hurston's initiation under Turner.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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