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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take before the snail wife sees her husband again?

2. What happens in Larkins White's story when the gun explodes?

3. What are "flutter bys"?

4. What game is going on at the joint in Chapter 9?

5. What is wrong with the snail in the story about the snail couple?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the snail that is ill in Chapter 8?

2. What does Hurston discover is the common link between those practicing Hoodoo? Why is this link important?

3. What is ironic about the story where a slave is afraid to shoot his master's gun uphill?

4. 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?

5. How does the man kill four different animals with one bullet in Chapter 7?

6. Why is the dolphin's tale crosswise?

7. What does Hurston believe Hoodoo is about? Who is Hurston's first teacher?

8. Who is Mark C. Ford ?

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

10. Describe Hurston's initiation under Turner.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Hurston use dialect and slang in her book to describe the people she meets? How does it alter the reader's experience? Is dialect an effective tool for the writer?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Hurston's relationship with one of the Hoodoo practitioners. What does she learn from him or her? What spells or initiations does she perform with that person?

Essay Topic 3

What is Hoodoo, and what is its importance to Southern culture? Is Hoodoo superstition or religion? Explain.

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