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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Folk Tales, Chapters 4 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the rude person that the person who died in Johnstown flood encounters?
(a) Noah.
(b) Henry.
(c) God.
(d) Mary.

2. What part of the animal did John grab a hold of in Chapter 4?
(a) The tail.
(b) The paw.
(c) The ear.
(d) The mane.

3. What story does Mathilda Mosley tell in Chapter 2?
(a) How women take advantage of men.
(b) How men take advantage of women.
(c) How zebras got their stripes.
(d) How lawyers speak to satan.

4. Who is Babe Hill?
(a) The mayor.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A baseball player.
(d) A woman who murdered her husband.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Shug is short for _____________.

2. In what state does the author spend most of her time collecting stories?

3. When does Hurston travel to Pine Mill?

4. Who drowned in the Johnstown flood?

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

(see the answer key)

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