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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 is Minnie Foster?
(a) A client of Dr. Duke.
(b) A client of Kitty Brown.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A French maid.

2. What tool did God use to make the world according to Floyd Thomas?
(a) Knitting needles.
(b) Shears.
(c) A knife.
(d) A pair of scissors.

3. Why did the bullet remain in the story about firing a gun out the doorway?
(a) It liked the owner.
(b) It was never fired.
(c) It liked the gun.
(d) It was waiting for daylight to find its direction.

4. What occasionally happens at a "toe party" when a man is disappointed with his partner?
(a) He screams.
(b) He runs.
(c) He kisses her.
(d) He slaps her.

5. What does a man tell Hurston some people are only good at doing to groceries?
(a) Dropping.
(b) Buying.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Murdering.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the fight that breaks out in Chapter 2 about?

2. In Chapter 4, the men tell stories about bosses. What are the bosses like?

3. What tile does Hurston receive after her initiation with Reverend Father Joe Watson?

4. What do the townspeople think about the author's choice of towns?

5. What is the only part of the body women reveal at a "toe party"?

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