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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 Hurston convince Luke Turner to speak with her?
(a) She shouts at him.
(b) She offers him money.
(c) She hits him with her car.
(d) She kisses him.

2. How does Luke Turner react when he first meets Hurston?
(a) He embraces her.
(b) He turns her away.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He thinks she is nice.

3. How many days does Marie Leveau disappear before and after St. John's eve?
(a) Five.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Nine.
(d) Two.

4. What does Mark C. Ford ask Hurston about a dolphin's tail?
(a) If she has touched one.
(b) If she knows it's crosswise.
(c) If she has skinned one.
(d) If she has eaten one.

5. Floyd Thomas says God has the right to ______________.
(a) Change his mind.
(b) Be joyful.
(c) Dance.
(d) Eat good food.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who in Marie Leveau's family were Hoodoo doctors?

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

5. What does the man in Larkins White's story smother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Hurston's initiation under Turner.

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

3. Why does Hurston decide to move on from studying black folklore to Hoodoo?

4. Who is Mark C. Ford ?

5. Describe Hurston's final story in Chapter 7 about the rat and the cat.

6. 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?

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

8. Why is the dolphin's tale crosswise?

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

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

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