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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Hurston in Chapter 7?
(a) Reading a book.
(b) Shopping in a store.
(c) Eating in a cafe.
(d) Telling stories in a circle.

2. What do Hurston and Luke Turner kill at the swamp?
(a) A sheep.
(b) A bear.
(c) A snake.
(d) A chicken.

3. In Chapter 4, what must Hurston catch to complete her first spell?
(a) A cat.
(b) A snake.
(c) A fish.
(d) A dog.

4. What, according to Hurston, is the common link between those that practice Hoodoo?
(a) The book of Hoodoo.
(b) Marie Leveau.
(c) Chicken scraps.
(d) Marie Antoinette.

5. Who in Marie Leveau's family were Hoodoo doctors?
(a) Her aunt and uncle.
(b) Her grandmother and mother.
(c) Her great-grandfather and mother.
(d) Her mother and father.

6. What is hoodoo founded on?
(a) Genes.
(b) Secrecy.
(c) The beliefs on the Sioux indians.
(d) Religion.

7. In the story about the slave and the gun, what was the slave sent to shoot?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) A dog.
(c) A bear.
(d) A deer.

8. In Chapter 9, Hurston warns that it is harmful to _____________.
(a) Cross the street at Baker Road.
(b) Eat red meat.
(c) Drink.
(d) Go to war.

9. What does Marie Leveau tell Luke Turner to build to wait for power?
(a) A bench.
(b) A temple.
(c) A boat.
(d) An altar.

10. What is the man in Larkins White's story doing?
(a) Walking to town.
(b) Going for a jog.
(c) Eating lunch.
(d) Hunting.

11. Why does Hurston believe Luke Turner reacts the way he does to her?
(a) He is stupid.
(b) He is selfish.
(c) His natural confidence.
(d) He is married.

12. What does Quarter Boss do in Chapter 9?
(a) Makes drinks.
(b) Breaks up a fight.
(c) Dances with Hurston.
(d) Eats 25 steaks.

13. What happens to someone if found in possession of a drink at the joint?
(a) They are beaten.
(b) They have to leave.
(c) They might go to jail.
(d) They have to make a public apology.

14. In Chapter 9, what threat does the Quarter Boss make?
(a) He will leave leave town.
(b) He will thrash anyone who talks back to him.
(c) He will throw troublemakers in jail.
(d) He will fine everyone in the town.

15. What game is going on at the joint in Chapter 9?
(a) Poker.
(b) Lotto.
(c) Cards.
(d) Scrabble.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many loads of ammunition are in the gun in Larkins White's story?

2. How much does Dr. Duke charge?

3. In the story about firing the gun out the doorway, what is the cause of the strange noise?

4. What tool did God use to make the world according to Floyd Thomas?

5. What does it mean if a murder victim is buried sitting up?

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