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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Folk Tales, Chapters 7 through 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Hurston end up following the men to work in Chapter 4?
(a) The mill.
(b) The mall.
(c) The beach.
(d) The swamp.

2. What story does Mathilda Mosley tell in Chapter 2?
(a) How men take advantage of women.
(b) How lawyers speak to satan.
(c) How women take advantage of men.
(d) How zebras got their stripes.

3. What caused the Johnstown flood?
(a) Breaking barrels.
(b) Damaged levies.
(c) Heavy rain.
(d) Poor government.

4. Who drowned in the Johnstown flood?
(a) A white woman.
(b) A black man.
(c) A dog and a cat.
(d) Three children.

5. John discovers _____________ stealing from the field.
(a) A lion.
(b) A cat.
(c) A bear.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shug is short for _____________.

2. How does Mr. Pitts plan to demonstrate his feelings towards Hurston?

3. What happened to the man in the story in Chapter 4 that was dipped in the river?

4. Who is Ellis?

5. Why was the first slave not punished for cussing out the master in Chapter 5?

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