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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In Chapter 4, what does Hurston claim that she does not want to do to the reader?
(a) Make them cry.
(b) Make them laugh.
(c) Mislead them.
(d) Scare them.
2. In Chapter 4, what does Hurston initially think of the people in the city where she stops?
(a) She does not trust them.
(b) She hates them.
(c) She likes them.
(d) She trusts them.
3. Why is the rude person uninterested in speaking to the person who died in the Johnstown flood?
(a) He knows all there is to know about floods.
(b) He is busy cleaning harps.
(c) She is busy watching her family.
(d) She is too busy
4. In Chapter 5, why did the first slave avoid a beating for looking up the drawers?
(a) They were in the laundry room.
(b) They were on the missus.
(c) They were on the line.
(d) They were hanging on a tree.
5. What do people hide behind at a "toe party"?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A door.
(c) A curtain.
(d) A foot.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did the man pull the sheet over his head every night in the story in Chapter 4?
2. How long does the "toe party" last?
3. In Chapter 4, who is John?
4. When does a "toe party" really start to get wild?
5. What does Hurston believe must occur before justice is reached?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the story John French tells in Chapter 3.
2. Explain what a "toe dance" is and Hurston's experience at the "toe dance."
3. What happens in Chapter 8 on the way to the "jook joint"?
4. Why do you think there are debates over which folktales are true or which version is the "correct" one?
5. Why do people treat Hurston differently at the Pine Mill? How do they act around her?
6. Why is it significant that a woman listens to the devil's advice in Mathilda Mosley's story?
7. Describe the interaction between Hurston and Mr. Pitts.
8. Describe Julius Henry's story.
9. Where does Hurston arrive at the start of the book, and what is her purpose for traveling there?
10. Why does Charlie Jones claim that congregations split into different churches?
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