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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Research (c. 10) - Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. If someone took a small case to trial in Eatonville, what would happen?
(a) The townspeople wouldn't think twice about it.
(b) That person would be frowned on.
(c) That person would be run out of town.
(d) The person would be promoted.

3. Whom does Zora cite on the subject of forgiveness?
(a) Her friends.
(b) Jesus.
(c) A priest.
(d) Her father.

4. In a metaphor, Zora says she is "intimate with the _______."
(a) Spirits.
(b) Stars.
(c) Moon.
(d) Animals.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Zora's mother went into labor, who was present?

2. What made Zora stand out in the group at Gilbert & Sullivan?

3. Zora believed that when children ask their parents questions they are making them _______.

4. In Eatonville, what made people know a man was cheating on his wife?

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

(see the answer key)

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