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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does the person go after dying in the Johnstown flood?
(a) Hell.
(b) Pergatory.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Miami.

4. In Chapter 4, what was in the larger box in the tale of two boxes?
(a) A tent.
(b) Tools.
(c) A dog.
(d) A mirror.

5. Shug is short for _____________.
(a) Shrugger.
(b) Shorty.
(c) Shoulder.
(d) Sugar.

6. Why does the person who died in the Johnstown flood say someone is rude?
(a) He doesn't listen to his story.
(b) She yelled at him.
(c) They didn't open the gates.
(d) They wouldn't send him back.

7. Who is the person that is traveling in this book?
(a) Jake.
(b) Mule boy.
(c) Hurston.
(d) Gold.

8. In what state does the author spend most of her time collecting stories?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Florida.
(d) Georgia.

9. In Chapter 3, who ends the story by interrupting?
(a) Jack.
(b) John.
(c) Kenny.
(d) Kyle.

10. How do young men get to dance at a "toe party"?
(a) They pay.
(b) They sing.
(c) They fight.
(d) They have a dance off.

11. What caused the Johnstown flood?
(a) Heavy rain.
(b) Breaking barrels.
(c) Poor government.
(d) Damaged levies.

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

13. How long does Hurston plan on staying in town?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One month.
(c) Several months.
(d) A year.

14. Mr. Pitts teases Hurston in a ____________ voice.
(a) French.
(b) Gremlin.
(c) Alto.
(d) Falsetto.

15. Why does Hurston travel to town?
(a) To hear folktales.
(b) To find work.
(c) To find a man.
(d) To raise her family.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who says "Big Moose done come down from de mountain"?

3. In Chapter 4, who is John?

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

5. How do the men react to their partners at a "toe party"?

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