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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. How many people are at the "toe party" when Hurston arrives?
(a) Several.
(b) Three.
(c) A hundred.
(d) None.

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

3. In Chapter 2, what is the occupation of the older brother in the story?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Preacher.
(d) Banker.

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

5. Whom does the deceased person speak to after dying in the Johnstown flood?
(a) St. Peter.
(b) Henry.
(c) God.
(d) Satan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the person go after dying in the Johnstown flood?

2. Whom does the brother outsmart in John French's story?

3. What story does Gold tell in Chapter 2?

4. What is James Mosely's story about?

5. Who is the rude person that the person who died in Johnstown flood encounters?

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