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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 invited to a "toe party" in Chapter 1?
(a) Ellis.
(b) Hurston.
(c) June.
(d) May.

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

3. How do the men react to their partners at a "toe party"?
(a) Everyone is happy.
(b) No one is happy.
(c) Some are disappointed.
(d) Men never see their partners, only their knees.

4. Why is the rude person uninterested in speaking to the person who died in the Johnstown flood?
(a) He is busy cleaning harps.
(b) She is busy watching her family.
(c) He knows all there is to know about floods.
(d) She is too busy

5. Why does Hurston travel to town?
(a) To find a man.
(b) To raise her family.
(c) To hear folktales.
(d) To find work.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times is Hurston "sold" at the "toe party"?

2. What caused the Johnstown flood?

3. What does Hurston think of the local liquor served at the "toe party"?

4. Shug is short for _____________.

5. What do the townspeople think about the author's choice of towns?

(see the answer key)

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