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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why wouldn't Zora return home to her brother while at Gilbert & Sullivan?
(a) He would make her leave the group.
(b) He would want to join in.
(c) He would take her money.
(d) He wold make her act for them.

2. Zora was able to make friends at school despite ________.
(a) Her financial troubles.
(b) Her past.
(c) Her family.
(d) Her race.

3. What role did the white man have in the Hurstons' lives?
(a) He was not very physically present.
(b) He moved in and helped with housework.
(c) He paid for their food.
(d) He blackmailed John.

4. Zora explains that her failure to finish school was not about her _______.
(a) Finances.
(b) Determination.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Race.

5. What did Zora do to her stepmother?
(a) Cut her hair.
(b) Attacked her.
(c) Blackmailed her.
(d) Stole her money.

6. Whom did Zora decide she wanted to marry when she grew up?
(a) A man like Joe Clark.
(b) Her work.
(c) President Collier.
(d) Teddy.

7. Zora and the white men often did things like _______.
(a) Shopping.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Talking.
(d) Fishing.

8. What ended John Hurston's new marriage?
(a) The children ran the stepmother out.
(b) He defended Zora and not the stepmother.
(c) His financial troubles.
(d) His wife's infidelities.

9. Why did Zora's mother give in to Hurston?
(a) Her parents made her.
(b) She had no other options.
(c) She thought he'd eventually leave.
(d) He was very charming.

10. If a fistfight occurred in Eatonville, how was it handled?
(a) They were run out of town.
(b) The townspeople dealt with it.
(c) The men were arrested.
(d) It was overlooked.

11. What did Zora's stepmother NOT want?
(a) To work.
(b) Money.
(c) To live in Eatonville.
(d) John Hurston's children.

12. Zora's brother intended to help her ___________.
(a) Finish her education.
(b) Pay her rent.
(c) Make friends.
(d) Find a job.

13. When returning to school, Zora felt at times secure or she felt________.
(a) Jealous.
(b) Trepidation.
(c) Discontent.
(d) Rebellious.

14. What broke up the Hurston family?
(a) The parents went to jail.
(b) Their father's death.
(c) Their house burned down.
(d) A confrontation between the stepmother and the children.

15. Zora described the white man's relationship with her as _______.
(a) Limited.
(b) Comforting.
(c) Inappropriate.
(d) Proprietary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Zora cite on the subject of forgiveness?

2. Zora was rough and tough, but also _______.

3. What was the primary pro of Zora' work experience?

4. In terms of race, John Hurston was _______.

5. Who founded Eatonville?

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