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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Folk Tales, Chapters 7 through 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hurston believe must occur before justice is reached?
(a) A crime.
(b) A trial.
(c) A quota.
(d) A sermon.

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

3. Which two people does Hurston say supply enough stories for one book?
(a) Suzy and Leo.
(b) Charlie and George.
(c) George and Jan.
(d) Sweet Pea and Linus.

4. In Chapter 4, what was in the larger box in the tale of two boxes?
(a) Tools.
(b) A dog.
(c) A tent.
(d) A mirror.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, who ends the story by interrupting?

3. In Chapter 4, where does Hurston initially plan to follow the men to work?

4. In Chapter 4, how long does John stay with the animal?

5. What happens to someone if found in possession of a drink at the joint?

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