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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Two Women.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Zora describe the challenges she's faced in her life?
(a) Easy.
(b) Petty.
(c) Terrifying.
(d) Average.

2. What was Ethel Waters famous for?
(a) Writing.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Singing.
(d) Stealing.

3. To describe the social makeup of Polk County, Zora details dancing and ______.
(a) Marriage.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Working.

4. What did the students call Dr. Boas?
(a) Big Brother.
(b) Papa.
(c) Dr. Boas.
(d) Harrold.

5. In "Two Women," what element of female life is Zora portraying?
(a) The excessive drama.
(b) The need for emotional attention.
(c) Their secret hopes and dreams.
(d) The importance of friendships.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the miners in Polk find in the mines?

2. What defined the political makeup of Polk County?

3. How did John Hurston treat his new wife?

4. Because of their findings, Zora equates mining with ___________.

5. Zora chose not to approach Ethel as a _____.

(see the answer key)

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