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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. Who does the snail husband bring back to his snail wife?
(a) Her mother.
(b) The ant.
(c) No one.
(d) A doctor.

2. What are "flutter bys"?
(a) Fairies.
(b) Snowflakes.
(c) Memories.
(d) Scraps that God created.

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

4. Why does Reverend Father Joe Watson's wife plan to leave him?
(a) She knows she can be replaced.
(b) She wants children.
(c) She is converting to a new religion.
(d) She wants a man with more money.

5. Why did the boss dock the workers' pay after the boiler explosion?
(a) They were up in the air.
(b) The money burned in the fire.
(c) The mill closed.
(d) They caused the explosion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the second slave beaten for cussing at the master in Joe Wiley's story?

2. How do young men get to dance at a "toe party"?

3. What does the man in Larkins White's story smother?

4. What did God do in the first six days according to Hurston?

5. What happens when Hurston arrives at Pine Mill?

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