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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. When does a "toe party" really start to get wild?
(a) When the people from Eatonville arrive.
(b) When the band starts playing.
(c) After appetizers.
(d) At 9 p.m.

2. How man people arrive at "Mets" house to tell stories the first night?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

3. Shug is short for _____________.
(a) Sugar.
(b) Shrugger.
(c) Shoulder.
(d) Shorty.

4. In Chapter 2, what topic do most of the stories cover?
(a) Church.
(b) Animals.
(c) Monsters.
(d) Politics.

5. Who says "Big Moose done come down from de mountain"?
(a) Jan Beaks.
(b) Hurston.
(c) Charlie Jones.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many people are at the "toe party" when Hurston arrives?

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

4. Why is the rude person uninterested in speaking to the person who died in the Johnstown flood?

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

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