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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 county does Hurston travel toward in Chapter 4?
(a) Polk.
(b) Brevard.
(c) Orange.
(d) Dade.

2. Who drowned in the Johnstown flood?
(a) A dog and a cat.
(b) A white woman.
(c) Three children.
(d) A black man.

3. Why does the person who died in the Johnstown flood say someone is rude?
(a) They wouldn't send him back.
(b) She yelled at him.
(c) He doesn't listen to his story.
(d) They didn't open the gates.

4. Why did the man pull the sheet over his head every night in the story in Chapter 4?
(a) To let sleep in.
(b) His wife was ugly.
(c) He was afraid of ghosts.
(d) He liked his house dark.

5. Who is the first person to introduce himself to Hurston?
(a) Mr. Piefer.
(b) Mr. Clean.
(c) Mr. Pitts.
(d) Mr. Spock.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do people hide behind at a "toe party"?

3. In what city does Hurston stop in Chapter 4?

4. What is the man waiting for at the end of Larkins White's story?

5. What do people make drinks out of at the joint?

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