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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Folk Tales, Chapters 1 through 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Ellis?
(a) A baker.
(b) A priest.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) Hurston's friend's husband.

2. What does the younger brother at the end of the story in Chapter 2 do for a living?
(a) Plows fields.
(b) Rides in the rodeo.
(c) Preaches.
(d) Cooks.

3. What does a man tell Hurston some people are only good at doing to groceries?
(a) Dropping.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Buying.
(d) Murdering.

4. How long does Hurston plan on staying in town?
(a) One month.
(b) Several months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) A year.

5. What is the fight that breaks out in Chapter 2 about?
(a) Money.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Skin color.
(d) Politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hurston travel to town?

2. What occasionally happens at a "toe party" when a man is disappointed with his partner?

3. Why does the person who died in the Johnstown flood say someone is rude?

4. Whom does the deceased person speak to after dying in the Johnstown flood?

5. Which two people does Hurston say supply enough stories for one book?

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