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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Hurston think of the local liquor served at the "toe party"?
(a) It tastes like water.
(b) It tastes great.
(c) It is too weak.
(d) It is too strong.

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

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

5. Where were the drawers hanging when the second slave was beaten in Chapter 5?
(a) On a tree branch.
(b) On the line.
(c) In the laundry machine.
(d) On the missus.

6. Who is the rude person that the person who died in Johnstown flood encounters?
(a) Henry.
(b) God.
(c) Noah.
(d) Mary.

7. In Chapter 4, who is John?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A slave.
(c) A banker.
(d) A master.

8. Who raced to two packages in Chapter 4?
(a) A black man and a white man.
(b) Two children.
(c) Two women.
(d) A child.

9. John discovers _____________ stealing from the field.
(a) A bear.
(b) A lion.
(c) A dog.
(d) A cat.

10. Whom does John trick into holding the animal in the field?
(a) A teacher.
(b) His master.
(c) A student.
(d) A friend.

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

12. In Chapter 2, what is the occupation of the older brother in the story?
(a) Preacher.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Banker.

13. In what city does Hurston stop in Chapter 4?
(a) Everglade City.
(b) Mobile.
(c) Loughma.
(d) Elkson.

14. What does the younger brother at the end of the story in Chapter 2 do for a living?
(a) Rides in the rodeo.
(b) Plows fields.
(c) Cooks.
(d) Preaches.

15. Why did John go to the field?
(a) His master told him to go.
(b) His student ran away.
(c) He was lost.
(d) To tend to his crops.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Joe Wiley's story about in chapter 5?

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

3. What was in the smaller box in the tale of two boxes?

4. What dong does Hurston sing at the Pine Mill?

5. What part of the animal did John grab a hold of in Chapter 4?

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