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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Dr. Duke's specialty?
(a) Aches and pains.
(b) Murder.
(c) Love spells.
(d) Law cases.

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

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

7. In Chapter 1 of Hoodoo, what does Hurston realize?
(a) She is broke.
(b) There is a limit to her resources.
(c) Winter is coming.
(d) She is getting old.

8. What does it mean if a murder victim is buried sitting up?
(a) The dead will return.
(b) Justice will be swift.
(c) The dead will haunt your house.
(d) Justice will be slow.

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

10. When was Marie Leveau born?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1827.

11. Where does Hurston travel to in Chapter 10?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Orlando.
(c) Mulberry, Pierce, and Lakeland.
(d) Baltimore, Annapolis, and Bethesda.

12. Mark C. Ford compares the dolphin to _________________.
(a) The sun.
(b) A steak.
(c) The devil.
(d) A pitchfork.

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

14. During her initiation with Luke Turner, Hurston wears a crown made of _____________.
(a) Vines.
(b) Cloth.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Snakeskin.

15. Chapter 9 begins in _____________.
(a) A jazz joint.
(b) A rock joint.
(c) A juke joint.
(d) A flute joint.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the snail husband go to find in the story of the two snails?

2. In Chapter 4, Hurston does her first consultation for _____________.

3. What does it mean if it rains at a funeral?

4. Why does Hurston believe Luke Turner reacts the way he does to her?

5. What did God create at around half-past five on the sixth day?

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