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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. How does Mr. Pitts plan to demonstrate his feelings towards Hurston?
(a) He will take her to Paris.
(b) He will cook his own breakfast.
(c) He will wash her car.
(d) He will ignore her.

2. Whom does Hurston plan to stay with in town?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her friend.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

3. How does Hurston become accepted by people in Chapter 4?
(a) Tells them she is a bootlegger.
(b) Sells them some gin.
(c) Preaches to them.
(d) Gives them a ride in her car.

4. What was in the smaller box in the tale of two boxes?
(a) A hammer and nail.
(b) A cake.
(c) A wallet.
(d) A pen and paper.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long does Hurston plan on staying in town?

3. How man people arrive at "Mets" house to tell stories the first night?

4. Why can't John let the animal he finds in the field go?

5. Why does the person who died in the Johnstown flood say someone is rude?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hurston win acceptance at the Pine Mill?

2. Explain the story of the two brothers who started churches in Chapter 2. What is message of this story?

3. Describe one of the stories Hurston hears in Chapter 4 about mean bosses.

4. Why does Charlie Jones claim that congregations split into different churches?

5. How does Hurston manage to fit into the Everglades Cypress Lumber Company community?

6. Who is Babe Hill, and what role does she play in Hurston's book?

7. What happens in Chapter 8 on the way to the "jook joint"?

8. Why might the name John be used in tales about slaves?

9. Describe the Everglades Cypress Lumber Company.

10. Why do you think there are debates over which folktales are true or which version is the "correct" one?

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