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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. Whom does the brother outsmart in John French's story?
(a) His wife.
(b) His father.
(c) The devil.
(d) His brother.

2. Whom does John trick into holding the animal in the field?
(a) A student.
(b) His master.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A friend.

3. Who is the first person to introduce himself to Hurston?
(a) Mr. Spock.
(b) Mr. Piefer.
(c) Mr. Pitts.
(d) Mr. Clean.

4. Who is Babe Hill?
(a) A baseball player.
(b) The mayor.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A woman who murdered her husband.

5. Who is the rude person that the person who died in Johnstown flood encounters?
(a) Noah.
(b) Mary.
(c) Henry.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Hurston claim that she does not want to do to the reader?

2. Who raced to two packages in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 3, who tells the first story?

4. How does Mr. Pitts plan to demonstrate his feelings towards Hurston?

5. In Chapter 3, who ends the story by interrupting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think the people of Eatonville were eager to share their stories and culture with Hurston?

2. Why is Hurston interested in learning about folktales?

3. Describe the Everglades Cypress Lumber Company.

4. Why do people treat Hurston differently at the Pine Mill? How do they act around her?

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

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

7. Why is it significant that a woman listens to the devil's advice in Mathilda Mosley's story?

8. Describe one of the stories Hurston hears in Chapter 4 that describes ugliness.

9. Describe the story John French tells in Chapter 3.

10. Where does Hurston arrive at the start of the book, and what is her purpose for traveling there?

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