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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. How man people arrive at "Mets" house to tell stories the first night?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

2. How does Hurston become accepted by people in Chapter 4?
(a) Sells them some gin.
(b) Gives them a ride in her car.
(c) Tells them she is a bootlegger.
(d) Preaches to them.

3. What happens in Larkins White's story when the gun explodes?
(a) The gun doesn't explode.
(b) The deer die.
(c) The turkey's fly away.
(d) The man is killed.

4. What is Reverend Father Joe Watson's special talent?
(a) Singing.
(b) Reading Latin.
(c) Undoing spells.
(d) Predicting the future.

5. What is a swamper?
(a) Someone that eats wildlife found in the swamp.
(b) Someone that wrestles alligators.
(c) Someone that spends a lot of time in the swamps.
(d) Someone that dies in the swamp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie say is the reason for why religions divide?

2. Why was the first slave not punished for cussing out the master in Chapter 5?

3. Who is Minnie Foster?

4. What do the people in town want to know about the author when she arrives in town?

5. What happened to the man in the story in Chapter 4 that was dipped in the river?

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