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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Jacksonville & Railroad (cs 7 & 8 incl).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are parents annoyed by children asking questions, according to Zora?
(a) Parents like to be quiet.
(b) Children shouldn't know too much.
(c) The children won't listen to the answers.
(d) Parents have to think about what they actually do know and what they don't know.

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

3. What happened on Joe Clark's porch?
(a) Selling.
(b) Playing cards.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Gossip.

4. What was the primary conflict between Zora's mother and father?
(a) Money.
(b) Fidelity.
(c) Paint colors.
(d) Children.

5. How did the Hurston family view the white man?
(a) They soon forgot about him.
(b) They thought he was a spirit.
(c) They didn't like him.
(d) They were grateful to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect did Maitland have on Eatonville?

2. In her youth, what did Zora's parents try not to do to her?

3. Zora describes the day her mother gave birth as ______.

4. Where did the founders of Eatonville travel and find a colony?

5. At her first job, Zora was trained to do what?

(see the answer key)

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