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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. In Chapter 4, what was in the larger box in the tale of two boxes?
(a) A mirror.
(b) Tools.
(c) A tent.
(d) A dog.

2. What happens in Larkins White's story when the gun explodes?
(a) The deer die.
(b) The man is killed.
(c) The gun doesn't explode.
(d) The turkey's fly away.

3. Why are the people at Pine Mill afraid of Hurston?
(a) Her gun.
(b) Her car.
(c) Her loud voice.
(d) Her clothes.

4. Who does the snail husband go to find in the story of the two snails?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A doctor.
(c) The ant.
(d) Her mother.

5. What tool did God use to make the world according to Floyd Thomas?
(a) A knife.
(b) Shears.
(c) Knitting needles.
(d) A pair of scissors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What street does Hurston stay on when she arrives in town?

2. What does "Big Moose done come down from de mountain" mean?

3. What does Quarter Boss do in Chapter 9?

4. What county does Hurston travel toward in Chapter 4?

5. What do people hide behind at a "toe party"?

(see the answer key)

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