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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Dust Tracks on the Road : Chapter 2, I Get Born & The Inside Search.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eatonville was established as an all _______ town.
(a) Nationalities.
(b) White.
(c) Men.
(d) African-American.

2. Zora believed that when children ask their parents questions they are making them _______.
(a) Leave.
(b) Spend money.
(c) Pay attention to them.
(d) Think.

3. Where was Zora's father from?
(a) New York.
(b) Eatonville.
(c) He was an immigrant.
(d) Maitland.

4. How did Zora's mother know the white man who comes to her?
(a) He was a close friend.
(b) He'd delivered her other children.
(c) He was a community member.
(d) He was their landlord.

5. How does Zora say parents respond to children's questioning?
(a) They leave the room.
(b) They get aggressive.
(c) They send them to school.
(d) They answer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was John Hurston's job?

2. What effect did Maitland have on Eatonville?

3. After Zora's mother gave birth, what did the white man do?

4. What role did the white man play in Zora's young life?

5. How long did John Hurston pursue Zora's mother?

(see the answer key)

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