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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. According to Floyd Thomas, why did God make the world?
(a) Adam needed some friends.
(b) God needed entertaining.
(c) God was lonely.
(d) The flowers were lonely.

2. What falls off the branch and dies instantly in Larkins White's story?
(a) Rats.
(b) Owls.
(c) Turkeys.
(d) Leaves.

3. What caused Marie Leveau to commit to Hoodoo?
(a) A rabbit spoke to her.
(b) A rattlesnake spoke to her.
(c) She saw a dead person.
(d) Her mother made her.

4. What did God do in the first six days according to Hurston?
(a) Created man.
(b) Read great books.
(c) Created the world.
(d) Played cards.

5. Who does the snail husband go to find in the story of the two snails?
(a) A doctor.
(b) Her mother.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) The ant.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mark C. Ford, why did the devil go to heaven?

2. What is Dr. Duke's specialty?

3. When was Marie Leveau born?

4. What is Eulalia's specialty?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what it means if it rains at a funeral?

2. How does Hurston describe the creation of the world in Chapter 1?

3. Describe the spell Luke Turner casts to drive a man out of town? What did his customer want him to do originally, and why did she change her mind?

4. What is the purpose of "big women" and "lil' women"?

5. Why do people say "unh-hunh" ?

6. Who saves Hurston from the fight at the wedding and how?

7. What happens at the juke joint in Chapter 9? How is Big Sweet involved?

8. How does Luke Turner learn about his Hoodoo power?

9. What is the significance of Eve of St. John's in Chapter 2?

10. Who is Anatol Pierre? Describe some of Hurston's experiences with this man.

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