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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hoodoo, Chapters 1 through 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was in the smaller box in the tale of two boxes?
(a) A hammer and nail.
(b) A wallet.
(c) A cake.
(d) A pen and paper.

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

3. What happens to Hurston in Chapter 9?
(a) She wins the lotto.
(b) She buys a car.
(c) She meets her husband.
(d) She gets into a fight.

4. What does Hurston want from Luke Turner?
(a) For him to teach her.
(b) Money.
(c) A child.
(d) A place to live.

5. A man tells a story about firing a gun out the doorway. What time of day was it?
(a) Night.
(b) dusk.
(c) Morning.
(d) Afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the Johnstown flood?

2. What occasionally happens at a "toe party" when a man is disappointed with his partner?

3. What happens when Hurston arrives at Pine Mill?

4. What does Hurston learn in the letter from Big Sweet?

5. In Chapter 4, who is John?

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